It could be the end of Eliud Kipchoge's reign in marathons as we know it, as the track legend recently hinted at hanging up his professional running shoes.
Kipchoge, considered the greatest marathoner of all time, recently did an interview with Olympics.com where he suggested this could be the last year he is taking part in elite competition.
After a professional career spanning more than two decades, 40-year-old Kipchoge will instead shift his art to more noble causes, rather than going for glory in competitive races. "I think I'll be going around the world to run in big city marathons for a cause: for education and for conservation," Kipchoge revealed. "But above all, I'm still having one more year." Eliud Kipchoge running the London marathon on Sunday, April 27, 2025 Photo Eliud Kipchoge Kipchoge's comments will likely come as a bittersweet revelation to his millions of fans globally, whose only source of comfort is the fact that he will still be on the tracks for the foreseeable future, albeit in uncompetitive events.
His sixth-place finish in the London marathon on April 27 also signified the end of an era, as the marathoner confirmed he would not compete in London again.
