Though It Is An Unofficial Record
The impossible, is now possible. The unachievable, now achieved. The limit, now surpassed. On a cold day in Vienna, the world’s fastest man just ran a marathon, clocking in at 1:59:40 when he crossed the finish line at Prater Park.
However, it won’t be an official one.
You see, for it to qualify as an official time, the course must be ran under open marathon conditions and without the assistance of pacesetters, and while that means this feat is a more symbolic one, it is a major endeavour in every way for a human to complete what was once thought of to be just a dream only a few years back.
Speaking to The New York Times, Kipchoge had this to say,”Berlin was about running a world record,” Kipchoge said this past week. “Vienna is about running and breaking history, like the first man on the moon.”
What followed before that though, was months upon months upon months of rigorous training, dieting, and location preparations, ensuring no possible errors are overlooked, and that the conditions are as perfect as they can be. It was all about balancing factors outside of their control, which then resulted in him becoming the fastest man on the planet. It didn’t matter that this wasn’t official or that it didn’t follow the rules. Everyone knew it would be a symbolic one, a message that we, as a collective species can set out to achieve what we want to achieve, and there is all to it. Nothing more, nothing less.
