The 2024 Tokyo Marathon Was Crazy || Eliud Kipchoge VS. The World 

Still mourning over Kelvin. I think it’ll still be a while until the “what if” situations die down in my mind every time we see marathon races.

Forgot to mention this brings Benson Kipruto to the 5th fastest Marathoner of all time - keep an eye on this man! Truly astonishing!

This race was a reminder that Kipchoge is, in fact, human. He’ll be 40 this year. Father Time remains undefeated, but I hope we can all appreciate greatness while it’s right in front of us. We owe him a lot in this sport, and respect is due! Thank you Eliud

At 41 Bekele ran a 2:04. Makes your appreciate Bekele even more.

Kipchoge is fast approaching 40. Father Time waits for no one.

Yeah, I'm going to have to say that Kipchoge's world record days are over. However, Master's World Records are still up for grabs 😎

Kelvin was that guy with Marathon record. What a beast/running. That strength is unreal

i love the fact that they went out hard. you never know the limit until you tried

Absolutely shattered about Kiptum. He had so much potential and it was going to be very exciting to watch him perform in his future races. RIP legend

Kipchoge still ran at 4:50 miles, even nearing 40 that's crazy most 40 year olds can't hold that for a mile but yet he holds it for 26.2 miles and it's considered a slow time.

Watching them straining past 30km reminds me of Kiptum who could easily accelerate during second half. Kipchoge is great but have never seen marathon talent like Kelvin kiptum. The closest could be late sammy wanjiru.

The strategy that works against the GOAT is a fast pack in the first half

i finished in 3h56, that's a personal world record for me

Seeing time finally catch up to Kipchoge plus the giant „what if“ after Kiptums death, kinda takes the joy out of watching marathons for me. Hope to see someone dominate and push the boundaries in the near future

Almost 40 is... Almost 40 hats off to the King I don't think anybody can ever win as much as he did

A number of things we learn from this race. 1) These guys are going to continue to go out at 1.00hr pace for the first half, because one day, one of them will hold on and smash 2.00.00. 2) What Kenenisa Bekele did at the Valencia Marathon 2.04.19 to place 4th at the age of 40 was incredible. 3) Paris Marathon will be way more strategic and therefore never, ever right off Kipchoge and but expect it to be his swan song.

Mate awesome work with the turn around for this video only a few hours after the race! Great work! 🔥🙌

Thanks for the highlights!

Time waits for no one. However, you have to admire Kipchoge for sticking with it and finishing the race. I can think of a few others that would have quit.

It time the world accept kipchoge time is over. He has achieve much in the last few decades. RIP to KELVIN kiptum I bet his world record will stay for decades. As a Kenyan I feel sorry that we have lost 2 legendary marathoners that their fit could never be matched by anyone. RIP Sammy wanjiru and kiptum

your videos are good and entertaining. keep it up!

Sub 15 min 5k is already insane

2 hours 6 minutes and 50 seconds is still good 😅😅

Has Kipchoge started the inevitable decline? Difficult to say, but does put a question mark as to now if he is at the Kenenisa Bekele territory of tapering off from super quick times, to just quick ones. He should still be at the Olympics - maybe he also had an injury or the like too, let's see. But he's definitely got competition for Olympic Gold is very clear, even with the sad death of Kelvin Kiptum.

Been waiting for this!

Thanks for a great recap here :)

Was spectating in Tokyo today, was a blazing fast race! Sad to see Kipchoge fall off around the 23km mark but still an impressive time and Kipruto ran phenomenally.

The competition for Kipchoge is the hardest he ever faced. Marathon running gets faster and faster. Sisay Lemma, Benson Kipruto, Tamirat Tola, Cheptegei, Kejelcha (if he decides to run Marathons), Vimcent Kipkemoi... soo many big names with times of sub 2.04😮 And ofc King Kenny❤ Amazing times for distance running🎉

That is it for Kipchoge , R .I.P Kilvin Kiptum .

That absolutely awesome Benson 😘😘😘

I'm no expert but could it possible that Kipchoge simply ran a little too fast in the first half of the race which resulted in him hitting the wall?

Wow that was fast!!

Kiptum was definitely going to win against Kipchoge, if they ever raced. Age has caught up with Kipchoge. RIP Kiptum.

Kipchoge almost 40 but still run 5km in 12 minutes but I'm 24 I run my 5k pb in 17 minutes....he is truly a legend

I said at least a new face winning marathon henceforth will help us heal more quickly. So happy for the entire team Kenya. From the first to the last. Congratulations!

We Love you around the country ❤️❤️❤️

Awesome video, thanks

Thank you Jacques Charlon for the footage !!!

What about the women?? The first female got a course record too, would be nice to see that highlighted

We’re coming into an era where sub 2 hrs will become accomplished by several athletes. That time is right around the corner.

Should be Kelvin vs the world

Rest in peace kiptum 😢

awesome can't wait for the next 10 videos in a row to all mention Kipchoge and what went wrong!!!

Eliud, biggest heart , biggest mourner for Kiptum. Put him off his stride. Hell be back.

The death of Kiptum brings great curses on Kipchoge. I still mourn for Kiptum. "What if"

Thank you Lord for giving us another Kelvin Kiptum that is Benson Kipruto shine🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 Congrats with your colleague ,,wauuuh proud of you.🎉🎉🎉🎉

Props to him for always finishing inspite of struggles

Congratulations

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Father time is unbeaten... Eluid is most likely more than 40 as well.

Kipchoge showed everyone what's possible in the marathon. Despite this result he's still the GOAT but time marches on.

Proud of you eliud at your age you still the best

From Kenya, still mourning Kiptum

Kipchoge's dominating years are over but he can still run a fast marathon!!! Amazing athlete and human being!!!

all the legendary runner Kips

6:39 For a second I thought someone was recording the race on a 3DS.

Kipchoge Kipchoge Kipchoge.... His time is nearly coming to an end. It's inevitable. He had his glory. Now it's time for others to game up. Kiptum will be surely missed.

Kipchoge era is already over since 2 or 3 years ago, similar to Mo Farah and Bekele. He's still a legend, but not expecting him to win major marathon or even breaking 2 or WR. Be realistic

I'm still very sad about the death of Kelvin Kiptum. He was the next rising star and had so much to accomplish.

This strategy has been used on track and on the road. To break the leader, the only way is to go as fast as possible from the gun, hoping to break the leader. It used to happen a lot to Mo Farah, or Bekele, the opponents were pushing the pace hard from the beginning to have a chance to win.

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Rest in peace Kelvin. Let’s be clear, Kipchoge’s time is still extremely impressive and his contribution is unrivalled

Welcome to the carbon era. 2:10.38 is good for 25th place in the Men's race. 13 Japanese runners by the way finished in the top 25.

I honestly think Kelvin Kiptum would have displaced Eliud Kipchoge in this era’s GOAT discussion if a) their careers had spanned more of the same years OR b) Kiptum had not died so young. As it stands, I find the channel host’s statement that Eliud is Absolutely the GOAT of mens marathon to be a bit much. I’m not a fanboy of either, it’s just that Kiptum proved his speed and endurance. The man was truly a beast.

Id still put Kipchoge in the Olympic team considering it will be usually a tactical race. Kip has that late kick as he was a former track runner

Kiptum. The greatest marathoner that died way too early...

He's 39 & this race underlines the beginning of the end of his marathon career.

Kelvin was super human, marathon without him is a body without soul now. Missing kelvins performance & the question what if he ran at his peak around 28 or 30 .. he went off when he was just starting at 23

I wonder where Kipchoge is in terms of his Paris preparation- has tapered for this race?

1:59 neos project remember🫣

Ok, I am surprised. I did expect Kipchoge to fall off deliberately to run his own pace and close the gap later on.

1:47 i need to make my last name start with a k if i want to be better i guess

Kipchoge must be well into his 50s now (real age).

Sure he hit the wall but I’d still not discount him at all for Paris. there are plenty of factors that can make or break the race of an (older) athlete when we‘re talking about maintaining the level of performance required to podium in the elite class. Even a nascent virus has the potential to turn anyone’s race into a disappointment on their terms. The guy turned in a 2:02:42 in Berlin less than six months ago… he ain’t done.

We miss you you kiptum

Kiptum’s death set the marathon world back 5-10 years at least

3 trp videos in one day?? 😮‍💨

He ran 1 hour for the first half and the second half in 106 50. The first half tells us his legs still have youth. The second half of the Marathon tells us that he is a warrior. Conclusion, Eliud Kilchoge is warrior that has seen many battles, his body treads on, age does throw daggers at him at times, some wounds deeper than others. But the scars will heal, and once again the warrior is reborn, defying yet again what is possible. Nothing is impossible. Believe

Kipchoge's time was just over a minute slower than the American marathon record. Still world elite and only 8 months away from setting masters world records.

With Kelvin Kiptum's passing and Kipchoge being passed his prime the sub 2 hour marathon is looking less and less likely.

i could've guessed this title

Kiptum would of been here 😢

I miss you Kelvin Kiptum

also the fast record on Asian soil, right?

I may be rong but it seems Kipchoge has less hip extension than in the past?

Sub 2hr will soon be history congrats champ

There's nothing wrong with the halfway splits, especially finishing with 2.02. That is a very, very fast marathon time. I don't think going negative split would've changed much.

Really missing Kelvin Kiptum even more.

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It's 35k that's the real pain point.

I need those "zebra" shorts on 4:28. Any idea which brand are they or the runner with them?

Kipruto might be the first to break all 6 majors.

As great as Kipchoge is, I think he's now on the decline.

Eliud fading a bit now. Greatest is winding down: NEW generation stepping Up for PARIS🥇

Regarding the positive split: Could it be a strategic move to get rid of Kipchoge? The top 3 runners simply believed that they would handle the fast pacing better than Kipchoge?

“Kipgoge the goat at the marathon”. Kelvin kiptum would be the true goat if is wasn’t for his death which is very sad.

походу Кипруто нафармили нехило так, что он аж 2 минуты снял с личника, в то время как остальные даже по личнику не смогли пробежать

Congrats to Kipruto!

Mac queen is fading

Kelvin and Steve Prefontaine both died in car accidents at 24 🥺