![Eliud Kipchoge broke the men's marathon record by 30 seconds. How close is the official sub-2 hour barrier now? Eliud Kipchoge broke the men's marathon record by 30 seconds. How close is the official sub-2 hour barrier now?](https://images.theconversation.com/files/487203/original/file-20220929-12-ryakch.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&q=45&auto=format&w=754&fit=clip)
Eliud Kipchoge broke the men's marathon record by 30 seconds. How close is the official sub-2 hour barrier now?
![World record in the men's event, course record in the women's race and 45,000 champions at the BMW BERLIN-MARATHON 2022. World record in the men's event, course record in the women's race and 45,000 champions at the BMW BERLIN-MARATHON 2022.](https://mediapool.bmwgroup.com/cache/P9/202209/P90480355/P90480355-eliud-kipchoge-bmw-berlin-marathon-2022-600px.jpg)
World record in the men's event, course record in the women's race and 45,000 champions at the BMW BERLIN-MARATHON 2022.
![World record in the men's event, course record in the women's race and 45,000 champions at the BMW BERLIN-MARATHON 2022. World record in the men's event, course record in the women's race and 45,000 champions at the BMW BERLIN-MARATHON 2022.](https://mediapool.bmwgroup.com/cache/P9/202209/P90480360/P90480360-eliud-kipchoge-bmw-berlin-marathon-2022-600px.jpg)
World record in the men's event, course record in the women's race and 45,000 champions at the BMW BERLIN-MARATHON 2022.
![Kenyan's Eliud Kipchoge, sets new world record for men's marathon | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News — Sport — The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News Kenyan's Eliud Kipchoge, sets new world record for men's marathon | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News — Sport — The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News](https://guardian.ng/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/000_1951N3.jpg)
Kenyan's Eliud Kipchoge, sets new world record for men's marathon | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News — Sport — The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News
![How marathon records have improved as Eliud Kipchoge runs distance in under two hours | Guinness World Records How marathon records have improved as Eliud Kipchoge runs distance in under two hours | Guinness World Records](https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/Images/eliud-kipchoge-marathon-time_tcm25-595046.jpg)