OCTOBER 21–28,2019 | SPORTS ILLUSTRATED 17
HOUGH IT won’t go down as a world
record, Eliud Kipchoge’s historic
run on Oct. 12 is no less a marvel of
human achievement: He covered 26.2 miles
through Prater Park in Vienna in less than
two hours—1:59:40.2, to be precise. The
34-year-old Kenyan (in white), who holds the
official marathon record at 2:01:39, was aided
by a small army of 41 pacesetters.
From his perch atop a cherry picker
30 feet above tree-lined Hauptallee Avenue,
photographer Jon Super had the ideal angle
to capture Kipchoge and his phalanx. “They
were incredibly well-rehearsed,” Super says.
“I didn’t notice it at first, but looking at it
now, they are all perfectly in step.” ±RARE
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PHOTOGRAPH BY JON S UP E R
FOR THE INEOS 1:59 CHALLENGET