Nairobi — Legendary Eliud Kipchoge stormed to the Melbourne Marathon Festival victory at 41 years, setting a course record time of 2:09:10.
This was Kipchoge's first marathon win since 2023, when he won the Berlin Marathon.
The Melbourne Marathon is part of his world tour, where he is attempting to run a marathon on all the continents.
His last race was at the Porto Alegre Marathon in Brazil on July 12, where he finished 12th with a time of 2:18:42.
The two-time Olympic champion also raced the Cape Town Marathon in his first Africa marathon, finishing 16th in 2:13:29.