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Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge Sets Marathon World Record at 37 Years Old in Berlin

Eliud Kipchoge continues to set the bar in long-distance running.

The 37-year-old Kenyan won the Berlin Marathon with a final time of 2 hours, 1 minute, 9 seconds on Sunday. He set a new world record in the process, besting the mark (2:01:39) he set in the 2018 Berlin Marathon.

"My legs and my body still feel young," Kipchoge told reporters. "But the most important thing is my mind, and that also feels fresh and young. I'm so happy to break the world record."

The two-time Olympic gold medalist thought he could've posted an even better time as well, explaining he "went too fast" in the first half of the marathon.