Two-time Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge has revealed what else he will do on his return to the London Marathon this year.
Two-time Olympic marathon champion Eliud Kichoge will run the London Marathon again in April after a five-year absence.
To mark his imminent return to the English capital, the legendary marathoner has offered to mentor Olympic triathlon champion Alex Yee on his debut in the race.
Marathon legend Eliud Kipchoge has confirmed which race he will be featuring in next and it is a scene where he has dominated in the past.
Kipchoge, 40, is the record four-time winner of the event and this could be his last appearance on the streets of the capital before he retires. Yee, meanwhile, will be on the start line for the first time after deciding to give a marathon a go following his triathlon gold medal at the Paris Olympics.
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The 26-year-old Brit admitted last year it was his dream to one day pick the brains of Kipchoge – and the greatest marathon runner of all time has now said he is happy to help. “I’d like to meet him before the race and share the lives we live,” said Kipchoge when asked about Yee according to the Daily Mail.
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Kenyan marathon legend Eliud Kipchoge has enumerated what he considers his best-ever achievement and it is not Olympics gold or his two world records.
“I’d love to know him more. ‘I’ll give my time when I’m in London to sit with him and share a meal, have a coffee. My advice is make sure to train very well and enjoy the distance. I’ll share with him what I believe about running. I’m looking forward to it.”
Kipchoge won the London Marathon in 2015, 2016, 2018 and 2019. He also claimed Olympic marathon gold at Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020 and is the only man to have clocked a sub two-hour marathon.
However, in his last race at the Paris Olympics, Kipchoge failed to finish for the first time in his career, dropping out after 19 miles citing discomfort around his waist. Kipchoge refused to confirm whether or not this would be his last London Marathon or potentially his final race altogether.
