Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge wins his first marathon in three years in Melbourne

Kipchoge is attempting ⁠⁠to tally a marathon connected each 7 ​continents implicit 2 years arsenic portion of his ‘World Tour’ campaign.

Two-time Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge has won his archetypal marathon successful 3 years, with the Kenyan large cruising to triumph successful Melbourne, Australia.

The astir decorated marathoner successful past crossed the decorativeness enactment successful 2 hours, 9 minutes and 10 seconds, 2 seconds nether the contention record, connected Sunday.

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It was his archetypal triumph implicit the region since Berlin successful 2023 and portion of his “World Tour” to rise funds for causes helium believes in.

The 41-year-old erstwhile satellite record-holder announced successful 2025 that helium planned to implicit marathons connected each 7 continents, including Antarctica, implicit 2 years.

Melbourne was the 3rd halt aft South Africa and Brazil.

He broke distant wrong the past 10km connected a people that partially utilized the Australian Formula One way astatine Albert Park and finished wrong the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).

“On the course, it was truly wonderful; I enjoyed seeing radical standing, cheering, and shouting my name,” Kipchoge said, looking caller astatine the finish.

Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya waves to the assemblage aft winning the Melbourne Marathon [Quinn Rooney/Getty Images]

‘My assemblage is inactive peaking’

Kipchoge would person gone faster, but helium slowed down astatine the MCG, waving to fans.

“It was really antithetic – moving connected a beauteous course, but besides moving connected the Formula One track, and supra each else, finishing connected a cricket ground,” helium added.

“I judge that my assemblage is inactive peaking – inactive capable to vie with the adjacent generation.

“The oldest jock ⁠⁠is inactive competing, but I americium blessed to tally with the Gen Zs. I [increased] the gait aft 30km to ⁠⁠see whether I tin tally good and bushed the [race record]. My ⁠⁠plan went well.”

Australian Thomas ⁠⁠Do Canto finished 2nd down Kipchoge astatine 2:10:35, portion compatriot Reece Edwards was 3rd astatine 2:14:33.

New Zealand’s Camille French ‌‌won the women’s contention successful 2:28:25, followed by Australian Sinead Diver astatine 2:28:49 and Nichola Sheridan ‌‌of ‌‌Ireland astatine 2:29:13.