This was less an achievement for one person - though it absolutely should burnish Kipchoge’s legacy - than it was for humankind. Ignore any suggestion that Kipchoge’s feat doesn’t count because of the bells and whistles of his attempt, or because this wasn’t a group competition. Everyone involved - most of all Kipchoge, the best marathoner in the world - worked together to accomplish an unbelievable goal using the best resources at their disposal. But that does not cheapen the achievement. Lasers, high-tech shoes, dozens of human pacers, no competitors, a perfect course in perfect conditions: this was not a normal marathon (insomuch as any marathon is normal). And in a change from Breaking2, there were spectactors: not just hundreds of thousands watching the livestream, but tens of thousands of people in Vienna to cheer Kipchoge on. An electric pace car with laser marks showed him the ideal route for the necessary pace. Kipchoge had a small army of Olympic-caliber pace runners rotating in and out throughout the lapped race. Nike tweaked their NEXT% marathon shoes for the run. He ran on a perfectly flat course in Vienna in perfect weather. Kipchoge competed against the clock and the limits of human potential, and no one else. The event, dubbed the INEOS 1:59 Challenge, was bankrolled by a British billionaire. 1954 Roger Bannister breaks the 4-minute mileĢ019 runs a sub two-hour marathon #INEOS159 #NoHumanIsLimited /HMXnxRohE3- INEOS 1:59 Challenge October 12, 2019

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