It is said that he who finds a good wife finds a good thing, and that is the case of Olympic Marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge.

In an interview with NTV, Grace Sugut Kipchoge said she fasted for a week and prayed for her husband before his win. Kipchoge broke his record by winning the Berlin Marathon, in 2022.

Grace is happy that her prayers were answered through her husband who lowered his own world record.

“I congratulate my husband for again making history by lowering his world record time. I was in a prayer mood for the last one week and I fasted for a miracle to happen. I’m happy that victory has come home,” she shared

Grace also said their children (Lynn, Griffin, and Gordon) were happy to see their father running well, something which has motivated them to continue working hard.

“We talked on the eve of the race and I wished him (Kipchoge) well and gave him my blessings because he wanted to go to bed early. He was calm and he just told me that he wanted to run a beautiful race. The kids are so happy. His victory has motivated them to work even harder in school,” she added.

Kipchoge did the first half of the race in 59:51, almost a minute less than what he had asked for in his pace notes; 60:50.

He went through the first 5 km in 14:14 and cleared 10 km in 28:23, well within his 2018 World Record. 

Kenyans and the world at large went crazy as he crossed the line with many expressing their pleasure and delight online.

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