This athletics great says the Melbourne Marathon track was the ‘best ever’

The Sydney Morning Herald - Oct 11, 2026

Eliud Kipchoge, the greatest marathon runner of all time, hadn’t won a marathon since 2023 – but he did it in Melbourne on Sunday, and in record time.

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