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Eliud Kipchoge: Wanyama tips Kenyan runner to break World marathon record

Harambee Stars captain Victor Wanyama believes Kenya's marathon hero Eliud Kipchoge can run a marathon in a sub-two-hour time.

Kipchoge, 34, is already in Vienna, Austria for the marathon which dates have been set from October 12 to 14, with Wanyama optimistic the long-distance runner can accomplish the feat.

“Let me take this earliest opportunity to wish my friend and countryman [Eliud] Kipchoge the best in 'INEOS159 Challenge' in Vienna, Austria this weekend. I believe in your capability to run that marathon in 1:59 [one hour and 59 minutes] brother," Wanyama wrote on his Twitter account.