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Eliud Kipchoge, a 41-year-old Kenyan marathon runner, won the Melbourne Marathon on Sunday by setting a new race record with a time of two hours nine minutes and 10 seconds. Breaking his three-year marathon drought, Kipchoge celebrated enthusiastically with fans at the finish line inside the MCG stadium. He emphasized that he still has competitive fire, stating, “My body is still peaking – still able to compete with the next generation.”
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-11,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
Eliud Kipchoge, a two-time Olympic champion from Kenya, broke the race record at the Melbourne Marathon on Sunday by finishing in 2 hours, 9 minutes, and 10 seconds. This victory marked his first marathon win since September 2023 in Berlin after a three-year drought. The previous record was set by fellow Kenyan Timothy Kiplagat Ronoh in 2022 with a time of 2:09:12. Despite having the opportunity to improve on his time, Kipchoge slowed down inside the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) to wave at spectators, delighting thousands of fans. The race was Kipchoge's debut in Melbourne and he triumphed over Australian Thomas Do Canto who finished second with a time of 2:10:35. Camille French, from New Zealand, won the women’s marathon event.
Written for “Kipchoge Wins Melbourne Marathon” on 2026-10-11,
grounded in this article and the 2 other(s) covering the same event.
Marathon’s greatest competitor, Eliud Kipchoge, has sent a message to the next generation declaring that he’s not done yet.
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he → send → generation
The 41-year-old Kenyan revelled in his Melbourne Marathon debut on Sunday, breaking the race record and delighting thousands of fans at the MCG finish.
Beating the old race mark by two seconds, his two hours nine minutes and 10 seconds over a new course gave Kipchoge his first marathon win in three years.
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hours → revel → years
Then Kipchoge went up a gear and dominated to the finish.
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Kipchoge → go → finish
Looking as though he has just done a training run, Kipchoge then spent well over half an hour celebrating with fans along the MCG boundary fence.
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Kipchoge → look → fence
He was mobbed by media at the finish and took the chaos in his stride.
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He → mob → stride
“The crowd is so wonderful – I’ve never seen a crowd like this,” he said.
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he → see → this
“I believe that my body is still peaking – still able to compete with the next generation.
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body → believe → generation
The oldest athlete is still competing but I am happy to run with the gen Zs.”
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I → compete → Zs
“I [increased] the pace after 30km, to see whether I can run well and beat the [race record].
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I → increase → record
My plan went well.”
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plan → go → ?
Kipchoge had said repeatedly over the last few days that his Melbourne visit was more than just another race.
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visit → say → race
It is the third leg in his world tour, where he will run a marathon on each continent, including Antarctica.
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he → run → Antarctica
He has also done some community work while in Melbourne and is acutely aware of the city’s rich sporting heritage.
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He → do → heritage
“The experience is awesome – the culture of Melbourne is wonderful,” he said.
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he → say → Melbourne
“The last four days, I’ve seen myself, sport can do wonder.
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sport → see → wonder
It was four-in-one – with the tennis, finishing at the cricket, the Olympics were here in 1956, running on the Formula One track.
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Olympics → finish → track
“I will come back to Melbourne to watch the tennis, the Formula One next year, to see people of Melbourne playing cricket.
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people → come → cricket
Kipchoge could have finished a few seconds quicker but was waving to the crowd on the half-lap inside the MCG to the finish.
uncertain
Kipchoge → finish → finish
The Kenyan finished ninth in the 2025 Sydney Marathon.
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Kenyan → finish → Marathon
New Zealand’s Camille French won the women’s race in 2:28:25, with Australia’s Sinead Diver next in 2:28.49.
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French → win → 2:28.49
The Australian Seth O’Donnell and the New Zealander Georgie Gregec won the half-marathon titles.
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Australian → win → titles
Earlier on Sunday, a woman was taken to hospital after she was struck by a car near Flinders Street station, about 200 metres from the marathon route.
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she → take → route
Reports suggest police officers in the vicinity drew their weapons after the car, which was seen driving erratically, hit the woman about 10.45am, before performing a U-turn and driving away.
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which → suggest → turn
The woman was taken to Royal Melbourne hospital and her condition is not known.
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condition → take → hospital
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