in Berlin, Kipchoge admitted that he was going for his own world record but lost it half-way after his body could not respond as he wished.
The double Olympic Champion is however not disappointed, saying he achieved three feats in one; having won the race, ran eighth-fastest men's time in marathon history and claimed a fifth historic Berlin Marathon. "What you plan and what you don't plan can happen on the way, we had a good plan, we crossed the world record at half way, but in the last half there was a hiccup where my body was not responding, but that is sport, that is human," he said.
"I had a good preparation and training that saw me enjoy 80 percent of the race but something can happen, you can fall and wake up again," Kipchoge, who has a World Record of 2:01:09, said.Kipchoge, who has conquered the men's marathon, is now focusing on the Paris 2024 Olympic Games next year, where he will be seeking to write history as the first ever man to win gold the times in a row.