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Africa-Press – Kenya. <\/strong><\/span>Double Olympic marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge has played down his chances of setting a new world record when he lines up for his sixth Berlin Marathon on Sunday.<\/p>\n

The 37-year-old set the current benchmark with a spectacular time of two hours, one minute, and 39 seconds on his last outing in the German capital four years ago.<\/p>\n

Since then, the Kenyan has won his fourth London Marathon, retained his Olympic title in Japan last year and finished first in the Tokyo Marathon in March as well.<\/p>\n

\u201cI always say I don\u2019t call it a world record but I want to run a good race,\u201d Kipchoge told BBC Sport Africa.<\/p>\n

\u201cBe it a world record, be it a personal best, be it a good race but let us call it a good race. If all goes well and it becomes either a personal best and world record, then I will celebrate.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know my limits, actually, in Berlin. But I\u2019ll try to push myself. I don\u2019t know where (the) limit is.\u201d<\/p>\n

In 2019, Kipchoge became the first person to run the marathon in under two hours, with an unofficial time of 1:59:40 in Vienna, Austria.<\/p>\n

He ran the fourth quickest time in history when he won in Tokyo six months ago and as he returns to the famously fast Berlin course this weekend, he says the city is a \u201cvery good place\u201d where the world record could be broken again.<\/p>\n

\u201cI tell people that if you want to push your limits, come to Berlin,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have shown the way to many athletes, to the next generation, that one day a human being will run under two hours in a normal course.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think I\u2019m going to run under two hours, but I\u2019m going to Berlin to run a very good race which will make everybody get inspired and love marathons and enjoy watching.\u201d<\/p>\n

Respect and records<\/b><\/p>\n

Kipchoge used a team of rotating pacemakers to dip under the two-hour mark in 2019.<\/p>\n

Kipchoge has been consistent with what inspires him to run, saying he wants to make the world \u201ca running village\u201d.<\/p>\n

In Berlin, he will face defending champion Guye Adola of Ethiopia. The pair went head-to-head at the 2017 Berlin Marathon, which Kipchoge won.<\/p>\n

\u201cI respect all the competitors – but I treat myself as the best one,\u201d Kipchoge said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have trained well. I know something else can happen but I respect my training. What has changed is maybe the way I think. I treat marathons in a special way.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe last time I was in Berlin was before I actually ran a sub-two-hour and you can see now that the mentality has changed a little bit on how to approach the race, on how to train.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut the training is under the same coach, the same training routine – just injecting some small routines.\u201d<\/p>\n

Victory in Berlin would give Kipchoge a record-equalling fourth win, putting him level with Ethiopian great Haile Gebrselassie.<\/p>\n

Retaining the aim of being on the start line at the 2024 Paris Olympics to attempt to become the first athlete in history to win three Olympic marathons, Kipchoge says the discipline is as much a mental one as it is a tactical one.<\/p>\n

\u201cMarathon is a very long event and if your mind cannot handle running for a very long time, then your tactics cannot work,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen your mind is okay, then your muscles are good. So I\u2019m trying my best to convince my mind that I\u2019ve done a thorough training.<\/p>\n

\u201c(The) mileage is already in my muscles and the big day to implement all these things is coming.\u201d<\/p>\n

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