{"id":488,"date":"2026-10-11T14:23:54","date_gmt":"2026-10-11T14:23:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jukwaapress.co.ke\/?p=488"},"modified":"2026-10-11T14:23:55","modified_gmt":"2026-10-11T14:23:55","slug":"eliud-kipchoge-wins-melbourne-marathon-with-new-course-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jukwaapress.co.ke\/?p=488","title":{"rendered":"Eliud Kipchoge Wins Melbourne Marathon with New Course Record."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1001\" data-id=\"489\" src=\"https:\/\/jukwaapress.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/20261011_171520-1024x1001.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-489\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jukwaapress.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/20261011_171520-1024x1001-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/jukwaapress.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/20261011_171520-300x293.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jukwaapress.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/20261011_171520-767x750.jpg 767w, https:\/\/jukwaapress.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/20261011_171520.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>By Owen Cheg<\/strong>e<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kenyan marathon legend Eliud Kipchoge has won the Melbourne Marathon in Australia, setting a new course record of 2 hours, 9 minutes and 10 seconds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The victory adds another achievement to Kipchoge\u2019s celebrated career as one of the world\u2019s leading long-distance runners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 41-year-old athlete showed his endurance and determination to claim victory in the Australian race.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His winning time of 2:09:10 set a new course record, marking a memorable moment for the Kenyan running star.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kipchoge has built a strong reputation through years of success in international marathon competitions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His latest victory further highlights Kenya\u2019s strong presence in long-distance running around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The win also inspires young Kenyan athletes who look up to him as a role model in athletics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kipchoge\u2019s Melbourne triumph shows that the legendary runner continues to compete at the highest level of marathon running.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Owen Chege Kenyan marathon legend Eliud Kipchoge has won the Melbourne Marathon in Australia,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-488","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jukwaapress.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/488","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jukwaapress.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jukwaapress.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jukwaapress.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jukwaapress.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=488"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/jukwaapress.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/488\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":490,"href":"https:\/\/jukwaapress.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/488\/revisions\/490"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jukwaapress.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=488"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jukwaapress.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=488"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jukwaapress.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=488"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}