[["On October 13th 2019, in a misty park in Vienna, Eliud Kipchoge ran a marathon in less than two hours. His time, 1:59:40, is the fastest any runner has ever covered 26.2 miles. Kipchoge carved two minutes off his own world record and became the first marathoner to break the two-hour barrier.", 180.0], ["The I A A F recognizes a Kenyan, Eliud Kipchoge,  as having set a new world record for men, of 2 hours, 1 minute and 39 seconds, on September 16 2018, at the 2018 Berlin Marathon. His October 2019 record of under 2 hours was impressive, but was not run as part of an official race. ", 140.0], ["The current\u00a0world record\u00a0time for men over the distance is 2 hours 1 minute and 39 seconds, set in the Berlin\u00a0Marathon\u00a0by Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya on 16 September 2018.", 119.0]]
what is the world record for the fastest marathon
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