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cafebabe [soylentnews.org] writes:

We've previously discussed the possibility of running a two hour marathon [soylentnews.org] (with much of the usual wit in this thread [soylentnews.org]). For a comparison against running one mile in four minutes, running at the pace of a five minute mile would be too slow [soylentnews.org]. Like running a mile in four minutes, people said running a marathon in two hours was impossible. However, it is looking very possible with advanced footwear and suchlike. Specifically, Kenyan marathon runner Eliud Kipchoge was within 0.4% of this goal. Variously reported as being 25 seconds [dailymail.co.uk] or 26 second too slow [chicagotribune.com], his effort is an unofficial world record.

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