If you have any interest in running, sport in general or just the human spirit then this is a must watch.
Its an hour long documentary about Eliud Kipchoges attempt to run a marathon in under 2 hours.
Yes it does come across at times as a Nike advert and yes of course the conditions were staged (it wasn't a race but Kipchoge and other's following a bike around a track) but it is riveting and moving viewing.
Kipchoge himself comes across not just as possibly the greatest sports person of all time (now there's an argument!!! ) but a wise and gentle human being.
Watch it and be moved.
A couple of quotes from the great man himself:
"In life, the idea is to be happy. So I believe in a calm, simple, low profile life. You live simple, you train hard and live an honest life. Then you are free".
"100% of me is nothing compared to 1% of the whole team. That is team work, that is what I value".
A final thought, somewhere in East Africa the child has already been born who will run the distance in 1 hour 55....
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Hi Chris, isn’t it amazing? I found myself quite emotional when Kipchoge spoke. He seems an exceptional man in more ways than just his running. I recently read ‘Born to Run’ and there was quite a bit in that about the mentality of running as a pack with your friends and family, and loving others, as being the key to successful long-distance running. I saw echoes of that in Kipchoge.
Have you seen the Fiona Oakes film documentary, ‘Running for Good’? Also well worth watching and much to admire.
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