KIPCHOGE INEOS

The wait is almost over.
It is FIVE days to go on the count of Ineos 1:59 challenge organizers. From North to South Pole, the world is on edge waiting for one man; Eliud Kipchoge.
The world marathon record holder (2:01:39) and Olympic champion over the distance has thrown down a challenge to humanity that no human is limited.
And to prove it, Kipchoge has invited the world to watch him attempt to run 42.195km in under two hours in Vienna, Austria -- a task he insists is only curtailed by mental barriers.
When he announced his intent to break the two-hour barrier on May 6 this year, Kipchoge told Associated Press: “I want to unlock that thought that there are limitations in the human being.”
He added: “There are no barriers when you believe in yourself and try and trust in what you are doing.”

For his unflinching self-belief and infinite possibilities available to humanity, Kipchoge instantly gained the trust of British multi-billionaire Jim Ratcliffe, founder of chemicals group INEOS.
The Briton, estimated by London-based Sunday Times Rich List to be worth $28 billion, immediately declared he was opening his purse to 34-year-old to unlock human potential.

Ratcliffe’s endorsement set in motion a flurry activities, ranging from identifying the race circuit, determining ideal weather conditions, Kipchoge’s training regime that includes running 200km per week just to get into tip-top shape.

The day of reckoning is October 12 with organisers setting an eight-day window (up to October 20) to pick the day when the weather conditions would be ideal for Kipchoge to attempt a sub-two-hour marathon.
(exempt from the Standard Media Group)