Published: Feb. 1, 2020

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On Oct. 12, 2019, with a time of 1:59:40, Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya became the first person to complete a marathon in under two hours. He wore a custom, upgraded pair of Nike Vaporfly 4% shoes, proven by 蜜糖直播 Boulder research to reduce the metabolic cost of running by 4 percent.听

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