Kingchoge sets eyes on another world record attempt in upcoming Berlin marathon

Double Olympic marathon champion, world marathon record holder and arguably the greatest marathon runner of all time Eliud Kipchoge has exuded confidence that he can still lower the world record even further when he lines up for this year's edition of the Berlin Marathon set for September 25.

Having missed the 2019 and 2021 editions of the event, Kipchoge returns to the track where he made his debut in 2013 as he takes part in his fourth Berlin marathon seeking a fourth Gold medal.

After wins in 2015 and 2017, the 37 year old Kipchoge returned on 16 September 2018 and ran the Berlin Marathon in a time of 2:01:39, breaking the previous world record by 1 minute and 18 seconds (2:02:57 set by fellow countryman Dennis Kimetto at the Berlin Marathon in 2014).

Speaking ahead of the race, Kipchoge, who remains to be the only athlete in history to run a marathon under two hours confidently stated that his target is to run a fast time with his belief being that he can get to lower the world record.

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"The whole course of Berlin is really smooth. It is a flat course that if you have trained well, then it can make me you run really faster and for long. I still believe that I can put in a course record in Berlin. If not a world record then it is a course record. I do not know which one will come but et us call it a course record,” the athlete said in a video posted by his NN Running Team.

The ‘No Human Is Limited’ ambassador also regaled how it felt to break the record on that day back in 2018 when he set the record that still stands to date.

“2018 was actually crucial for me. It is really different and I cannot explain the feeling. It was double happiness that you are crossing the line with the win and the world record. We had been working hard for five months, setting targets and working on the goal all through that period.

We celebrated on the line after finally achieving it and showed the world that you cannot achieve it alone. You need a third hand to actually have so many great things in your menu in order to perform well,” he said.

Kipchoge will be chasing a fourth Berlin Marathon title in this year’s event and will match Haile Gebrselassie as a four-time winner of the event.

The world’s fastest marathoner will be facing off against defending champion Guye Adola of Ethiopia, who clinched the title last year after defeating countryman Kenenisa Bekele and Kenyan Bethwell Yegon.