Eliud Kipchoge, the marathon world record holder from Kenya, poses ahead of a news conference in Vienna, Austria October 10, 2019. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger
VIENNA (Reuters) - Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge's attempt to run an historic but unofficial sub-two hour marathon will take place at 0815 local time (0615 GMT) on Saturday in a bid to attract a bigger crowd, race organisers said on Friday.
The provisional start time had been set at between 0500 and 0900 local time for the world record holder's attempt to break the two-hour barrier.
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