{"id":152967,"date":"2025-12-18T04:34:59","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T09:34:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/runningmagazine.ca\/?p=152967"},"modified":"2025-12-18T04:34:59","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T09:34:59","slug":"what-did-eliud-kipchoges-first-road-race-look-like","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/runningmagazine.ca\/the-scene\/what-did-eliud-kipchoges-first-road-race-look-like\/","title":{"rendered":"What did Eliud Kipchoge\u2019s first road race look like?"},"content":{"rendered":"

When you think of the greatest road runners of all time, it\u2019s hard not to place Eliud Kipchoge<\/strong><\/a> at the very top of the list. Over the course of his career, the Kenyan has been as dominant as it gets on the roads, winning 16 marathons and countless victories over 5K and 10K distances. But one fact many fans might not know is that Kipchoge did not run his first road race until three years into his professional career.<\/p>\n

Almost 20 years ago to the day, Kipchoge toed the line at the 2005 San Silvestre Vallecana 10K in Madrid, wearing a pair of Nike Zoom Milers, long before the era of carbon-plated super shoes. What followed was a glimpse of history to come.<\/p>\n