Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Athletics - Men's Marathon - Sapporo Odori Park, Sapporo, Japan - August 8, 2021. Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya crosses the finish line to win gold REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
TOKYO (Reuters) - About 30 kilometres into the men's marathon in Sapporo on Sunday, Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge pulled away from the pack and began running his own race, chasing immortality.
Kipchoge looked like a man determined to run towards his legacy of greatness. He took a peak behind him at one point and there was no one there. He was all alone - the greatest marathon runner in history and one of the greatest Olympians.
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