Most of his training consists of several slow runs and one or two fartlek sessions (speed sessions on track). There’s the famed long run, which he does once every two weeks and ranges between 30km and 40km. Like most elite athletes, his training involves a ton of running, some track sessions for speed and exercising his core. But those simple habits have been a core part of his marathon success that has seen him win 15 of 17 marathon races. On paper, it may seem repetitious and even boring. (2020 Pool) Eliud Kipchoge’s strategy to running faster – easy and slow runsĪt his training camp Kaptagat in the Kenyan highlands, Kipchoge, who is guided by his mentor and coach Patrick Sang, sticks to a training programme that he follows religiously. People thought it couldn’t be done, but here we are with a sub 2 hour Marathon, and a champion to remember.Eliud Kipchoge at a training session. We are sure we will be learning more about Eliud Kipchoge shoes in the coming months, but for the moment we just want to celebrate this historical moment in sport history. Nike has been dominating the World Marathon Majors since last year at least – the accomplishment of today further cements Nike’s dedication and effort in creating the fastest possible long distance running shoes. The upper also shares some new technology with Atomknit. We can clearly see a Zoom Air unit sticking out from the forefoot.
This brand new model has the same the “fast” aesthetic while with what looks like a completely new sole.
SneakerNews published these images where we can see these shoes more in detail. Nike has not revealed yet what exact shoes Kipchoge was wearing but Runner’s World mentions they had information from an industry insider revealing it is a follow-on of the shoes the athlete has been wearing in Berlin and London this year, and that is substantially more efficient than the previous versions. The Kenyan athlete was wearing a white pair of Nikes. These were not the shoes he worn during the event.
You can see all of them wearing the pink Nike Zoom Vaporfly Next%, including Kipchoge. As you can see in the picture above, from the ineos159challenge official Instagram account, Kipchoge has a team of 41 of the top runners in the world for pacing.
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