{"id":150340,"date":"2025-11-07T12:42:19","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T17:42:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/runningmagazine.ca\/?p=150340"},"modified":"2025-11-07T12:51:17","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T17:51:17","slug":"eliud-kipchoge-gifts-former-u-s-president-his-marathon-shoes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/runningmagazine.ca\/the-scene\/eliud-kipchoge-gifts-former-u-s-president-his-marathon-shoes\/","title":{"rendered":"Eliud Kipchoge gifts Barack Obama his marathon shoes"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Thursday in Washington, D.C., former men\u2019s marathon world record holder Eliud Kipchoge<\/strong><\/a> finally got to meet his hero, and he brought him a sentimental gift.<\/p>\n

The 11-time Abbott World Marathon Majors champion and newly minted seven-star finisher met with former U.S. president Barack Obama<\/strong><\/a>, gifting him a signed pair of Nike Alphafly 3s<\/a> that he wore during his final Berlin Marathon victory, in 2023. Though they weren\u2019t the shoes from his 2:01:09 world record run, they still carry significance: they powered Kipchoge to become the first to win the Berlin Marathon five times: 2015, 2017, 2018, 2022 and 2023.<\/p>\n

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