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INEOS 1:59 Challenge

1:59:40: the October morning Eliud Kipchoge broke the two-hour barrier Celebrity Buzz 1:59:40: the October morning Eliud Kipchoge broke the two-hour barrier On 12 October 2019 in Vienna, Eliud Kipchoge ran a marathon in 1:59:40, the first time a human had covered the distance in under two hours. The run was not a world record, but it changed what people believed was possible.