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Eliud Kipchoge Finishes 16th at Cape Town Marathon

Latest Content - Runner's World·Eliud Kipchoge Finishes 16th at Cape Town Marathon·3 days ago
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On the morning of May 24, Eliud Kipchoge finished the Cape Town Marathon in 2:13:29. The 41-year-old averaged 5:05 pace and was 16th place overall and second place in the masters division. Although he hasn’t officially retired from competitive running, Kipchoge says he’s more focused on being an ambassador for the sport than on competing for World Marathon Major titles. At the New York City Marathon last November, where he finished 17th , Kipchoge announced plans to run a marathon on each of the seven continents. He chose Cape Town for the African leg and said before the race that he wasn’t strictly focused on performance. “I am training normally, preparing my mind like any other race,” he told Olympics.com in March. “But it is a different race. It’s more for inspiration and to reach more people than in the [past] marathons.” “I am not giving a stipulated time that I need to run in Cape Town…” he continued. [I want] to run a good race, a beautiful race that everyone will enjoy.…

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