Eliud Kipchoge has not run a marathon under 2 hours.

Where/when did he say that?

I disagree with your subject line because he has run the marathon distance under two hours.

I agree with your post because he hasn’t done it officially.
We are still waiting for the first person to do this in a race, by the rules.

We did learn how much a group of rested pacers for the entire way can help.

He isn’t wrong. Is anyone going to print a 1:59 shirt for Kiptum? Probably not. Kipchoge was the first, just not under official conditions

he has run the marathon ''distance'' in under 2 hours and is the first to do so however, if kiptum runs and OFFICAL MARATHON in under 2 hours then he will be the first to do so in an offical event which makes it more special than eliuds just my 0.02

Kipchoge has run 26.2 miles under two hours but he has not run a marathon under 2 hours.

I think we need at least 26 more posts saying that Kipchoge will remain the first man to run the distance under two hours, but just not under official race conditions.

Kipchoge will be remembered as the first. He was talking about his legacy, and in that context, I think he's right. No one broke barriers like Kipchoge did in the marathon, and I have a hard time believing anyone ever will again. His legacy is secure.

As TS said "Eliud Kipchoge has not run a marathon under 2 hours".

So if Kiptum does it, he will be the first.

But the question is: Does Kiptum have the mentality of attempting records and 100% passion for racing? Why did he refuse Kenya call for Budapest without any announce of fall marathon running? Is he a kind of runner who runs only one marathon per year?

I literally watched Kipchoge do it live.

Wrong. He committed a line infraction around kilometer 40. Cut the course. Not a marathon.

No, you saw him run the marathon distance under two hours. It was not a record-eligible marathon.

Thank you, my thoughts all week. Matter of fact, my thoughts since January. He would be a coward and claim he's the first since his capacity is declining and Kelvin Kiptum has dropped two 2:01s back to back.

No, if Kiptum runs sub-2 he'll be the first person to set a marathon world record under 2 hours. The rules, aside from the actual distance, are for record purposes. Kipchoge having teams of pacers was against the rules so no world record but he did run the marathon distance in under 2 hours.

Please, do not compare Kiptum to Kipchoge. Eliud has run at top level for 20 years and has never tested positive nor rumors of doping. Do not celebrate Kiptum yet. See what happeneed with Cherono? 3 plus years winning majors and then got caught. What about Titus Ekiru? 2:02 and then a couple years later get caught. Please, do not take Kiptum seriously until 5 plus years have passed. You cannot celebrate two 2:01 performance in the first 2 marathons (one with a second half in 59 and running 3 mins ahead of KAMWOROR) with all doping scandal currently in Kenya. Please, do not dare to compare Eliud Kipchoge with Kiptum, unless several years have passed and Kiptum proves to be clean or keep consistent (very hard in marathon).

He ran a marathon under 2 hours. If he had done it in Boston with a 20mph tailwind, would you not say he ran a marathon in under 2 hours?

Of course it was not WR eligible, but he did it.

He hasn't run a World Athletics sanctioned marathon in under 2 hours, but World Athletics does not sanction the meaning of words.

Semantically, he has run the marathon in under 2 hours.

Kipchoge is a nob, and comes off as a nob in interviews. He clearly has an ego and thinks he is superior. Fact is, Kiptum is better. Bekele was better than him too.