Doing it together: Marathon silver medallist Holland’s Abdi Nageeye (right) reacts as he runs to the waiting arms of winner Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya. Hot on his heels are third-placed Belgium’s Bashir Abdi (left) and fourth-placed Kenya’s Lawrence Cherono. — AFP
SAPPORO: About 30 kilometres into the men’s marathon in Sapporo, Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge pulled away from the pack and began running his own race, chasing immortality.
Kipchoge looked like a man determined to run towards his legacy of greatness. He took a peak behind him at one point and there was no one there. He was all alone – the greatest marathon runner in history and one of the greatest Olympians.
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