Kenyan Misses Sub-2-Hour Marathon by Seconds

Eliud Kipchoge was 26 seconds from making history Saturday but the Olympic champion finished just short of becoming the first person to run a marathon in less than two hours.    Kipchoge ran the 26.2 miles (42.2 kilometers) in 2 hours, 26 seconds, beating Dennis Kimetto’s world mark of 2:02:57.   The 32-year-old Kenyan did break his personal best time of 2:03:05, which was set at the London Marathon last year.   Organizers first listed his time as a second faster,...

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