The Kenyan claimed his fourth consecutive crown with victory at the 2019 Virgin Money London Marathon, adding to his triumph in the 2018 BMW BERLIN-MARATHON during this series, where he broke the world record. Kipchoge clocked 2:01:39 in Berlin to become the first man to run under 2:02:00 on a certified course.
The reigning Olympic champion’s time of 2:02:37 at the 2019 Virgin Money London Marathon is the third fastest time on record, bettered only by his own world record and the 2:01:41 run by Kenenisa Bekele at the 2019 BMW BERLIN-MARATHON.
Of the 14 marathons he has run, Kipchoge’s only defeats came when he was second behind Wilson Kipsang's world record at the 2013 BMW BERLIN-MARATHON, and eighth in London in 2020.
In October 2019 Kipchoge ran 1:59:40 in Vienna in the INEOS 1:59 challenge, an event designed to help the Kenyan break the two-hour marathon barrier.
Due to the conditions under which he achieved the time it is not recognized as an official world record.