While the runners wore customized versions on Saturday, a retail version of the shoe will be available to the general public in June, for $250.Īdidas announced its “Sub2' program in February, attached to its own Adizero Sub2 shoe.

Nike debuted the Breaking2 project in December, along with the Vaporfly. Nike - and rival Adidas - both think it’s possible to eventually break the 2-hour mark. Irish oddsmaker Paddy Power had put the chances for one of the runners to beat 2 hours at about 28%. The record time in the marathon has been continuously dropping, but slowly - the last three-minute improvement in the world record took 16 years. “When this finally happens, we’ll all look back and say man, it started today, in 2017,' Lewis said, referring to the breaking of the 2-hour mark. Then a few months later, at the 2019 London Marathon in April, he ran his second-fastest time ever, winning the race in 2:02:37.“Today was history,' former world record sprinter Carl Lewis said after the event in northern Italy.

Last year, he lopped a minute and 18 seconds off the previous 26.2-mile world record in Berlin, running 2:01:39. While shaving another 25 seconds off that time will be challenging, the 34-year-old has undoubtedly gotten stronger and faster since his first attempt. HOW TO WATCH: Right here, courtesy of the INEOS YouTube stream of the event.Īt the Breaking2 Project, Kipchoge narrowly missed his target, finishing in 2:00:25. Since then, he has grown stronger and faster, clocking the fastest record-eligible marathons of all time within the last year. WHY TO WATCH: Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya was this close to breaking the barrier in 2017, when he ran 2:00:25. The start time for the event will be 8:15 a.m.

It will mean a lot when I run under two hours,” he said. “This is about history, it’s about leaving a legacy. Play icon The triangle icon that indicates to play

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