With just 39 days to D-Day, both organisers of the “INEOS 1:59 Challenge” and the race’s pacemakers are growing in confidence that Eliud Kipchoge will break the two-hour marathon barrier in Vienna next month.
Last weekend, the organisers held a major dress rehearsal at Vienna’s The Prater around where the attempt will be made on October 12.
“The team tested elements such as the race management operations, athlete facilities, pacing plans, broadcast plans and timing systems,” British firm INEOS, who are funding the “INEOS 1:59 Challenge,” said in a statement on Sunday night. “The aim was to ensure nothing is left to chance in the bid to give Kipchoge the best.”
“We have had around 150 people, ranging from our operational teams, broadcast teams, performance teams, timing teams, pacemakers, and more, come together for a series of tests to ensure nothing is left to chance when we come back to Vienna,” Team INEOS’ CEO Fran Miller added.