MAY 6, 2017
BREAKING2
In an event organised by NIKE, Eliud Kipchoge runs a marathon in 2:00:25. ‘The world is now only 26 seconds away from achieving the first-ever, sub-two-hour marathon,’ he says.
SEPTEMBER 16, 2018
BERLIN MARATHON
Eliud Kipchoge sets a new official world record by winning the Berlin Marathon in 2:01:39.
APRIL 28, 2019
VIRGIN MONEY LONDON MARATHON
Watched on by INEOS Chairman Sir Jim Ratcliffe, Eliud Kipchoge runs the second fastest official marathon of all time and wins the Virgin Money London Marathon in 2:02:37.
MAY 6, 2019
INEOS 1:59 CHALLENGE
Eliud Kipchoge announces the INEOS 1:59 Challenge, a new attempt to shatter athletics’ last great barrier and run a sub-two-hour marathon. The announcement was made at Iffley Road in Oxford – the very course where Roger Bannister ran a sub four-minute-mile 65 years ago. Eliud is later nominated as a Daily Mile ambassador.
JUNE 27, 2019
COURSE AND DATE ANNOUNCED
After an extensive worldwide search, The Prater in Vienna is chosen to host the INEOS 1:59 Challenge on Saturday October 12. Organisers say they have a reserve of eight days until October 20, in case of bad weather.
AUGUST 16, 2019
FIRST PACEMAKERS ANNOUNCED
The first pacemakers for Eliud Kipchoge’s attempt to make history are announced. They include Norway’s Henrik, Filip and Jakob Ingebrigtsen, his former track rival Bernard Lagat (USA) and his close friend Augustine Choge.
AUGUST 28, 2019
MORE PACEMAKERS ANNOUNCED
The USA’s world and Olympic 5000m medallist Paul Chelimo plus Switzerland’s Julien Wanders are among the star names added to Eliud Kipchoge’s pacemaking team.
AUGUST 31 – SEPTEMBER 1, 2019
INEOS 1:59 CHALLENGE TESTING WEEKEND
A series of successful tests are run on the course in Vienna to ensure nothing is left to chance when Eliud Kipchoge attempts to make history next month. TEAM INEOS CEO Fran Millar describes it as a huge undertaking to help one man make history. ‘Doing something that has never been done before is not easy and a significant amount of work goes into that,’ she says.
SEPTEMBER 13, 2019
#NOHUMANISLIMITED CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED
Some of the world’s most inspirational sporting stars tell their own personal stories of why no human is limited ahead of Eliud Kipchoge’s attempt to run a marathon in under two hours. Their stories – and Eliud’s belief that no human is limited – inspires the launch of an INEOS-backed campaign.
SEPTEMBER 18, 2019
MORE PACEMAKERS ANNOUNCED
Thirteen more pacemakers are confirmed to help Eliud Kipchoge become the first person to run a sub-two-hour marathon. They include Marius Kipserem who set a course record time of 2:04:11 to win this year’s Rotterdam Marathon.
OCTOBER 12 – OCTOBER 20, 2019
INEOS 1:59 CHALLENGE
Vienna, Austria