They assumed that the Human Genome Project had opened a previously-closed door. Three decades ago, sports geneticists like Claude Bouchard of the Heritage Family Study believed the answer was close at hand. That leaves one endlessly intriguing question: Why? Why is Kipchoge so much better than everyone else? How do you argue against a guy who has won back-to-back Olympic golds, holds the official marathon world record (2:01:39), and has covered 26.2 miles in an “exhibition race” in 1:59:40? There’s no longer any question that he’s the Greatest Of All Time (GOAT) at the distance. With his seemingly effortless victory in the Olympic Marathon steambath in Japan, Eliud Kipchoge ended the debate.
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