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Eliud Kipchoge is allowing himself to ride the waves of disappointment, pain, sadness - the entire spectrum that athletes go through after failure.
Even without a goal in sight, for now, he’s back training after weeks of shaking off the terrible feeling of dealing with his ‘worst marathon’.
"It was

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There she stood, her petite figure barely visible bunched among runners at the start line of a junior cross-country race. Young and fresh-faced, Faith Kipyegon was blissfully barefoot at the beginning of her journey.
Despite the primary school girl getting much attention for being a fierce competitor, the then 16-year-old

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Faith Kipyegon exclusive on her winning mentality at Paris 2024

Eliud Kipchoge began setting very high goals for himself as a young boy. But unlike most of his peers in Kenya, his 3km daily trek to and from secondary school didn’t spark any interest in athletics.
Instead, it was the picturesque horizons of Nandi County, southwest Kenya, and beyond that

BERLIN, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 25: Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya celebrates winning the 2022 BMW Berlin-Marathon in a new Word Record Time of 2:01:09 h on September 25, 2022 in Berlin, Germany.

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When Faith Kipyegon crossed the finish line at the athletics' Monaco Diamond League event on 10 August, she lay down on the track exhausted and panting.
She felt thankful and relieved.
For a moment the double Olympic and world champion believed she had finally become the fastest woman in history

TOKYO, JAPAN - AUGUST 06: Faith Kipyegon of Team Kenya wins the gold medal during the Women's 1500 metres final on day fourteen of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on August 06, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Matthias Hangst/Getty Images)

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The two Kenyans form an effective coach-athlete partnership but even Patrick Sang discovers new things about the world record holder on a frequent basis. At Eliud Kipchoge's first attempt to run a sub-two hour marathon 2017 in Monza he fell just short. Now he is going for it a second time. "Monza became a lesson for me and I somehow became a student of Eliud for sometime because it showed us the human mind is elastic when it believes in something," he reveals in our exclusive interview.

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Exclusive! Coach Patrick Sang explains phenomenon Eliud Kipchoge

Mental strength and positivity are the attributes which set marathon runner Eliud Kipchoge apart.
That's the view of his coach Patrick Sang, himself an athletics silver medallist at the Barcelona 1992 Olympics in the 3000m steeplechase.
The Kenyan is completing his preparations for the INEOS 1:59 Marathon Challenge in Vienna

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Eliud Kipchoge's coach reveals more about their training regime

The marathons at the IAAF World Championships have been scheduled to start at midnight due to Doha's high daytime temperatures. What will that mean for the athletes? Hear the thoughts of Kenya's former marathon world record holder Paul Tergat and his fellow Olympic medallist Patrick Sang, and see what happened in the last night marathon of note at the Rome 1960 Olympics.

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One of the intriguing innovations of the Doha 2019 IAAF Athletics World Championships is the marathons will be held at night.
Marathons are normally held in the morning, but the daytime heat in Qatar has seen the championships organisers opt for the novel midnight start time.
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Eliud Kipchoge is the most decorated marathon runner on the planet.
He is a man of immense talent and discipline, but behind his dominance there is a team of people who are extremely important to the double Olympic champion.
The Kenyan World Record holder relies on their expertise and guidance

BERLIN, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 25: Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya celebrates winning the 2022 BMW Berlin-Marathon in a new World Record Time of 2:01:09 h on September 25, 2022 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images)

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Coach Patrick Sang has three global athletics silver medals to his name.
He was among the very best when Kenya were the dominant force in the men’s steeplechase, but he always finished second at major events.
Despite this, the retired athlete's sturdy pursuit for gold remained when he switched to

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Patrick Sang on coaching Eliud Kipchoge and Faith Kipyegon

Barcelona 1992 steeplechase silver medallist Patrick Sang has enjoyed even greater success as a coach, guiding Eliud Kipchoge to two Olympic marathon titles and Faith Kipyegon to 1500m gold at Tokyo 2020. The pair are seeking hat-tricks at Paris 2024 with Sang, in his new Team Kenya role, aiming for a higher medal tally than Rio 2016.

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Eliud Kipchoge has had many memorable moments in a career defined by incredibly big ambitions.
The double Olympic champion has already proved he is one of the greatest marathoners in history.
The 37-year-old holds both the official marathon world record (with a 2:01:39 run at Berlin 2018) and the unofficial

SAPPORO, JAPAN - AUGUST 08:  Eliud Kipchoge of Team Kenya competes in the Men's Marathon Final on day sixteen of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Sapporo Odori Park on August 08, 2021 in Sapporo, Japan.  (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)

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After missing the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in 2021 due to injury, the 2019 New York Marathon winner Geoffrey Kamworor returns to athletics competition hoping for a win and his personal best at the Valencia Marathon on Sunday, December 5.
Kamworor, who trains in the renowned Kaptagat camp alongside his

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 03: Geoffrey Kamworor of Kenya runs through Central Park before finishing first for the Pro Mens in the TCS New York City Marathon on November 03, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Emilee Chinn/Getty Images)

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