Eliud Kipchoge has done it! Eliud Kipchoge has done it for himself, his country, the World and most importantly for every human being that feels limited, Eliud has proven that NO HUMAN IS LIMITED.
Eliud Kipchoge has become the first man in history to run a 42kilometre marathon under the time duration of two hours, breaking his own previous record, as the World watched, led by his wife and children.
Eliud Kipchoge finished the marathon at 1:59:40 which will see him go to the Guinness Book of record as the first man to ever finish a marathon under two hours.
Towards the finish line, spectators broke into tears as Eliud Kipchoge run in style to achieve the mission, previously dimmed impossible; to beat the record slowly became a reality.
Eliud Kipchoge had Kenyans and the World glued to the screens on the runway as he inspired the World to believe that NO HUMAN IS LIMITED.
As Eliud Kipchoge broke the record his bank account also increased massively and this could easily see him join the list of Kenya’s wealthiest, among what Eliud Kipchoge will pocket includes the following:
- 400 million shillings from INEOS
- An ISUZU car worth 4.5 million shillings
- 10 million shillings from NN and Nike
- 3 million shillings from Nairobi Governor Sonko
- 2 million shillings by County government of Nandi
- 5 million shillings by County government of Uasin Gishu
- 15 million shillings from Safaricom PLC
The Manu Chandaria Foundation also has chosen to celebrate Eliud Kipchoge’s achievement in style as he promised to provide 10 million shillings worth of roofing to schools with leaking roofs that Eliud Kipchoge would choose.
Eliud Kipchoge is also the current ambassador for M-Pesa which has seen Safaricom rebrand its logo to E-LIUD for seven days.