I think to better visualize it yet, it is important to add a cutoff time to include just the exceptional recreational runners and professional/semi-pro to see how substantially faster Kipchoge is compared to the field.

A cutoff around 2:45 would be sufficient. There are only THREE times an athlete has ran under 2:02 in marathon history on record eligible courses, two of which are Kipchoge.

There have been FIVE sub 2:02 races ran at the marathon distance including non-eligible courses, FOUR of which are Kipchoge.

He is a phenomenal athlete and I can't wait to see him crush the only.pic field for the third time in 2024.