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Carpik78 t1_irapu4k wrote

Reply to comment by Oscar-Wilde-1854 in Eliud Kipchoge's New Marathon World Record, Visualized [OC] by chartr

He did go below 2 hours (1:59:40) in 2019, but in a special event which was not compliant with IAAF regulations for world record (running behind a car and with multiple pacemakers that were starting during the run).

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johnniewelker t1_irausyb wrote

He had pacers who would rotate. It’s slightly easier to run faster if you know how much more effort to given, assuming you can perform that to begin with

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CrayZ_Squirrel t1_ird3f57 wrote

He's moving fast enough and the margins are so thin that there's actually a drafting effect as well

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