Kipchoge turned the primary athlete to run a marathon in underneath two hours in October 2019.
Nonetheless, that point just isn’t recognised because the official world report as a result of it was not in open competitors and he used a staff of rotating pacemakers.
His official private greatest stands at two hours one minute and 9 seconds – the second quickest time in historical past.
Along with his Olympic triumphs at each Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020, Kipchoge has 11 victories the world over‘s main marathons.
That features an unbeaten four-year streak in London in 2015, 2016, 2018 and 2019.
His earlier look got here in the course of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, when he completed eighth.
That represented his sole defeat in 16 marathons throughout a exceptional spell of dominance between 2014 and 2022.
Requested about when he may select to retire, Kipchoge stated he would solely reveal his future plans after racing in London.
Brasher described Kipchoge as “the best marathon runner of this or every other age.
“You might make a compelling case that his unbelievable stretch of dominance in marathon racing makes him the best athlete we’ve got ever seen,” Brasher added.