There is a project afoot to try to have a man ran a 26.1 mile Marathon in under 2 hours. let us quote from the piece on Business Insider..-Read the rest at www.businessinsider.com ...The runners would have to average a blazing-fast per-mile time of 4:34 for the entire 26.2 miles. Nike's December 12 announcement of theBreaking2 project, is going to match three of the top distance runners in the world with the formidable resources of Nike to provide them with the coaching and materials (and money) to try to create the perfect conditions for someone to break the two-hour barrier. Right now, the world record is held by Dennis Kimetto of Kenya, 32, who ran the 26.2 in 2:02:57 at the 2014 Berlin marathon, at a pace of 4:41 per mile. Nike's runners are Eliud Kipchoge, 32, of Kenya, 5'6", 115 pounds, gold medal winner of the men's marathon at Rio 2016 and called "the best marathoner in the world right now”. Lelisa Desisa, 26, of Ethiopia, 5'9", 125 pounds, two-time winner of the Boston Marathon; and Zersenay Tadese, 34, of Eritrea, 5'3", 119 pounds, considered one of the most efficient runners ever, who holds the half-marathon world record of 58:23. ….personally I would keep am eye on Eritrean runner Ghirmay Ghebresellasie… but Kenya give birth to new track stars daily. or perhaps some kid from #Somalia.. or #US. #Marathon #Running #Track #TRackandField #Roadrace #Roadrunner #jogging #Kenya #Ethiopia #Eritrea #Nike #LongDistance #Kimetto #kipchoge #Desisa #Tadese #Breaking2 #26.2 #worldRecord. #Goldmedal #BostonMarathon #HalfMarathon.
