GOAT Kipchoge explains reasons behind his track successes

World marathon record holder Eliud Kipchoge says having the right systems in place helped him to break his own world record in Berlin clocking two hours, one minute and nine seconds beating his 2018 record by 30 seconds.

Speaking to NTV Sport on Monday, Kipchoge said setting goals and having the right systems in place to realise them is the only way to achieve long term success in athletics.

 “I always had goals but according to me and my team, systems are very important, goals will solve a problem temporarily but systems solve problems forever. Thus I was purely on the right systems that’s why I broke the world record,” said Kipchoge.

The double Olympic champion also insisted on the importance of being in the right state of mind heading to major races saying it has contributed immensely to success in his athletics career that spans over two decades

“Pressure is always there but I tell athletes and the public to handle pressure in the right way. It (pressure) can come in a negative and positive way and if you understand where the pressure is coming from then you will be able to handle it in the right way,”added Kipchoge.

Being the first man to run a marathon under two hours when he clocked 1:59:41 during the INEOS 1:59 Challenge in Austria in 2019, Kipchoge rates that achievement as the biggest moment of his career.

 “INEOS 1:59 challenge was critical in my heart because I made history and records are there to be broken but I don’t think if there was any man out there who dare to make history like I did that is why it will remain special even if other people will break it in future,” Kipchoge told Spot On on NTV.