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		evgen on Oct 12, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Eliud Kipchoge Breaks Two-Hour Marathon Barrier They completed the race (not hard to do when it is only a mile) but please do not try to suggest that Chataway or Brasher were in that race as anything other than designated pacesetters and windbreaks for Bannister.

bainsfather on Oct 12, 2019 [–]

Sure. But to pace Bannister on e.g. lap 3, his pacemaker had to run those 3 laps at wr pace. And Bannister had to run the final lap alone.

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