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Eliud Kpichoge is the first man in the world to run 42 kilometers in under 2 hours.
Kipchoge ran a full marathon for 1 hour 59 minutes and 40 seconds.
Accompanied by seven pacemakers, Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge started running Saturday in his quest to bust the mythical two-hour barrier for the marathon -- albeit on a specially prepared course in a huge Vienna park.
Wearing a white jersey, the Olympic and world champion set off from a bridge that leads into the Prater park with the course readied to make it as even as possible.
Throngs of fans lined up around the finish line eager to see if the 34-year-old can cross it at 1hr 59min, for a historical first.
"We want to see if he will make it. I would say it is totally crazy, terrific if he can make it," said Nicole Pahl, 48, who herself runs marathons and travelled to Austria from neighbouring Germany to see the Kenyan's attempt.
He tried in May 2017 to break the two-hour barrier, running on the Monza National Autodrome racing circuit in Italy, failing narrowly in 2hr 00min 25sec.
But this time he said he was mentally stronger and more confident.
"I just have to make that click in people's minds that no human is limited," he told a press conference this week.
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