Quote Originally Posted by TitoFan View Post
Quote Originally Posted by Master View Post
I do not know if people watched it over the weekend but the Ethiopian Eliud Kipchoge broke the two-hour marathon mark which was an incredible feat. He did have runners with him to keep pace, there was a green laser light which marked his pace, road markings and the conditions were good for running in Vienna. It was not classed as an official record but the fact that it was done is an amazing feat.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/50025543

Yeah, that's amazing. Just finishing one of those damn things is hard enough. Averaging just over 4.6 minutes per mile is just incredibly insane.
I think they are querying his trainers to see if they gave him an unfair advantage which is ridiculous considering all the other help/aid he was getting.

Roger Bannister, when he did his under 4 minute mile, had pace makers with him so whilst it is not an official record showed that it was achievable.