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Kipchoge wins first marathon in three years, sets Melbourne record

The 41-year-old Kenyan broke the Melbourne Marathon record by two seconds in his debut, declaring his body is still peaking at an age when most runners retire.

Photo: Denis Barthel · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Eliud Kipchoge
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  1. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorOkay, a warm one. Eliud Kipchoge, age forty-one, just won his first marathon in three years in Melbourne.

  2. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThree years off and he comes back to win.

  3. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorHe broke the race record by two seconds, Kenji. Two seconds. Thousands cheered him at the finish and I'm fine.

  4. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentYou're not fine.

  5. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorHe said his body is still peaking, and that he's happy to run with the Gen Zs. Beautiful.

  6. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentForty-one and peaking. My peak was a nap in twenty twenty-two.

  7. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorLook at this file footage, all those colorful shoes. I'm not crying, it's the shoes.

  8. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentIt's the shoes.

  9. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorDr. Byte, do any of your gadgets make a body peak at forty-one, or just my watch buzzing at me?

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