Why is the Berlin course fast?

It is flat with few tight turns

Eliud Kipchoge Berlin Quiz: World Records on a Fast Course

This eliud kipchoge berlin quiz runs through the streets to the Brandenburg Gate. Play 10 interactive questions on world records of 2:01:39 in 2018 and 2:01:09 in 2022, five Berlin Marathon wins, why the course is fast, the unofficial sub-two-hour run in Vienna, Olympic golds in Rio and Tokyo, Kelvin Kiptum's 2023 record and No human is limited.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

2018
What world record time did Kipchoge set in Berlin in 2018?
2022
What world record time did he set in Berlin in 2022?
Wins
How many times did Kipchoge win the Berlin Marathon?
Fast
Why is the Berlin course fast?
Gate
Which landmark do Berlin runners pass near the finish?
Vienna
Where did Kipchoge run under two hours in 2019?
Unoff
Why was the sub-two-hour run not an official record?
Olympics
Which Olympic marathons did Kipchoge win?
Kiptum
Who broke Kipchoge's world record in 2023?
Motto
What is Kipchoge's famous motto?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: What world record time did Kipchoge set in Berlin in 2018?
Answer: 2:01:39
Smashing the old mark.
Q2: What world record time did he set in Berlin in 2022?
Answer: 2:01:09
Lowering his own record.
Q3: How many times did Kipchoge win the Berlin Marathon?
Answer: Five
From 2015 to 2023.
Q4: Why is the Berlin course fast?
Answer: It is flat with few tight turns
Often cool weather too.
Q5: Which landmark do Berlin runners pass near the finish?
Answer: Brandenburg Gate
An iconic finish.
Q6: Where did Kipchoge run under two hours in 2019?
Answer: Vienna
An unofficial special event.
Q7: Why was the sub-two-hour run not an official record?
Answer: It used rotating pacers and special conditions
Not a standard race.
Q8: Which Olympic marathons did Kipchoge win?
Answer: Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020
Back-to-back.
Q9: Who broke Kipchoge's world record in 2023?
Answer: Kelvin Kiptum
In Chicago.
Q10: What is Kipchoge's famous motto?
Answer: No human is limited
Inspiring millions.

Records on the Streets of Berlin

Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya set two marathon world records in Berlin: 2:01:39 in 2018 and 2:01:09 in 2022. Berlin's course is flat with few tight turns and often cool weather, finishing near the Brandenburg Gate, which makes it ideal for fast times. He won the Berlin Marathon five times.

In 2019 in Vienna, Kipchoge ran a marathon distance in under two hours, but it was not an official record because it used rotating pacers and special conditions. His motto, No human is limited, inspired runners around the world.

Kipchoge won Olympic marathon gold at Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020. In 2023 Kelvin Kiptum broke his world record in Chicago, but Kipchoge remains a legend of distance running.

What This Quiz Teaches

Running fans will enjoy these questions.

Which records he set
Why Berlin is fast
What happened in Vienna
What he won at the Olympics
Who broke his record

Did You Know?

He trains in Kaptagat, Kenya.
He began on the track.
He won the 2003 world 5000 m title.
He keeps a training diary.
Shoe technology aided record times.