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Eliud Kipchoge, 41, breaks Melbourne Marathon course record for first win in three years
October 11, 2026 at 08:56 AM
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Two-time Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge won the Melbourne Marathon in a course-record time, his first victory over the distance in three years.
- Kipchoge finished in two hours nine minutes 10 seconds at age 41, beating the previous record by two seconds for his 17th career marathon win.
- Kipchoge said his body is "still peaking" and that he remains able to compete with the next generation.
- The Melbourne race was the third leg of his two-year world tour to run a marathon on each continent, including Antarctica.
- New Zealand's Camille French won the women's race in two hours 28 minutes 25 seconds.

