World-record holder Eliud Kipchoge races his next marathon on April 11 in Hamburg, Germany, his last 26.2-mile race before defending his Olympic title at the Tokyo Games on Aug. 8.
It’s not a mass marathon, but an elite-only event with an estimated 100 invitees on a 10.5-kilometer loop. Every major city marathon scheduled for the winter and spring has been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
“In these challenging times and with the road race calendar for the first half of 2021 decimated by the pandemic, the involved parties were keen to arrange the race to provide a much-needed competitive opportunity for the athletes,” according to a press release.