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Eliud Kipchoge, a 41-year-old Kenyan runner and two-time Olympic champion, set a new course record at the Melbourne Marathon with a time of two hours nine minutes and ten seconds. Running partly on an Australian Formula One track and finishing inside the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Kipchoge expressed pride in competing alongside younger athletes while inspiring the local running community. This victory marks his 17th career marathon win and is part of his world tour aiming to run marathons across all seven continents, raising funds for his foundation focused on education and sustainability initiatives.
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, finishing in 2 hours 9 minutes and 10 seconds. This win came after a three-year victory drought since his last marathon win at the Berlin Marathon in September 2023. Kipchoge's time was just two seconds inside the previous record set by fellow Kenyan Timothy Kiplagat Ronoh in 2022.
Kipchoge surged ahead in the final 10 kilometers, delighting thousands of fans who cheered him on as he crossed the finish line inside the historic Melbourne Cricket Ground. The course, which included parts of the Australian Formula One track at Albert Park, saw Kipchoge wave to spectators and celebrate with them for over half an hour post-race.
In addition to Kipchoge's victory, Camille French from New Zealand won the women’s race in a time of 2:28:25, while Australians Thomas Do Canto (runner-up) and Reece Edwards rounded out the top three finishers.
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Two-time Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge says "his body is still peaking" after winning the Melbourne Marathon in a course record time at the age of 41.
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The Kenyan crossed the line in two hours nine minutes 10 seconds for his 17th career win over the distance and first since the Berlin Marathon in 2023.
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"I believe that my body is still peaking - still able to compete with the next generation," Kipchoge said.
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The oldest athlete is still competing but I am happy to run with the Gen Zs."
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The course was partly raced along the Australian Formula One track at Albert Park and finished inside the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).
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"On the course, it was really wonderful, I enjoyed seeing people standing, cheering, and shouting my name," added Kipchoge, who slowed down inside the MCG to wave to the fans.
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"It was actually different - running on a beautiful course, but also running on the Formula One track, and above all else, finishing on a cricket ground.
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"It makes me proud to run with the younger generation and inspire the running community in Melbourne."
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New Zealand's Camille French won the women's race in 2:28:25, followed by Australian Sinead Diver and Nichola Sheridan of Ireland.
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The Melbourne Marathon was the third leg on Kipchoge's world tour, on which he hopes to complete a marathon on all seven continents, including Antarctica, over two years.
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Each marathon will raise funds for the Eliud Kipchoge Foundation, which focuses on education, environmental sustainability and health.
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Kipchoge is considered one of the greatest long-distance runners of all time, winning two Olympic marathon golds, plus a silver and bronze over 5000m.
His honours also include a world title, 12 World Marathon Major victories and two official world records.
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In 2019 he became the first person to break the two-hour marathon barrier under special conditions in Vienna, clocking an unofficial time of one hour 59 minutes 40 seconds.
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