2019 — Kenyan distance runner Eliud Kipchoge becomes the first to run the marathon in under two hours (1:59:40) ...

Eliud Kipsang, a track star who once held the NCAA record in the 1500 meters, died on Tuesday, June 10, the University of Alabama announced. He was 28 years old. "Alabama track and field mourns the ...

Former Alabama track star and the 2021 SEC Cross Country Runner of the Year Eliud Kipsang died on Tuesday at age 28. "We are heartbroken by the passing of Eliud Kipsang, one of the most gifted ...

Eliud Kipsang, the former NCAA 1500m Record Holder, died on Monday following a cardiac arrest. In 2022, Kipsang set the NCAA 1500m Record with his 3:33.74 at the Bryan Clay Invitational. In 2021, ...

Today’s Sports Highlight in History: 2019 — Kenyan distance runner Eliud Kipchoge becomes the first to run the marathon in under two hours (1:59:40) On this date: 1920 — In the final race of his ...

If you haven't heard of Eliud Kipchoge by now, you in a few weeks. The 40-year-old Kenyan star is widely referred to as the greatest marathon runner in history. In 2004, Kipchoge ventured to Athens, ...

It’s 5:55am on a wet May morning in northern Kenya. The sun is yet to rise, but a group of runners emerge from a mud path onto the side of a road. They briefly pause, each tightening laces or ...

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"When you were around Eliud, you couldn’t help but be happy, because he wouldn’t let you stay down," a friend said in a tribute to the runner Justin Tafoya/NCAA Photos via Getty Former Alabama track ...