LITTLE may be known about Eli Belovitch and his son-in-law Harry Grosberg but th To test what will, what won’t and what might work, INEOS Team UK designed a 28ft boat, known as T5. The 41 pacemakers are among the best athletes in the whole world … to all of them I want to say thank you, thank you for doing the job. We made history together.”

It was a performance which perfectly encapsulated Eliud the man - calm, consistent, patient and totally unflappable. I don't have extra money to actually make my mind go haywire," says Kipchoge. "I am a human being and I stay as a human being. Money stays away. I'm not working with money; money is in the bank. I want to live a simple life."Despite the fact that the sun is yet to rise, a crowd of at least 50 (and rising) is already waiting by the road. They are not autograph-hunters but budding local athletes, eager to catch the eye by proving they can keep pace with the greatest marathon runner of all time. He and Grace met through her brother Amos - one of Kipchoge's best friends. It was his "silent and humble" qualities that attracted her. Philanthropic by nature he has, without fanfare, helped many Kenyans to a better life by helping pay school fees and other set up businesses. Each academy will have at least three full-sized pitches, some five-a-side pitches, and a gym with medical facilities, classrooms, offices, a laundry, a kitchen, a dining room and accommodation for up to 96 students. So it challenged its staff to match the miles covered by the real riders each day – and raise money for charity.

Q. Now that you've achieved what no human being has achieved before, what else remains to be accomplished? At Rønningen, double guards have also been fitted to every gutter to stop the translucent pellets from being washed into the underground drains. And the chemical industry, far from being sidelined in the development of a hydrogen economy, is very much involved. Kipchoge's weekly routine is certainly monastic. From Monday to Saturday every week, running is a religion. Despite his wife and three children being only a short drive away in the family home, Kipchoge chooses to spend the week in a basic room in the dormitories here. There is one nod to his celebrity status - he has his own room while everyone else shares. But other than that life is spartan.The greatest marathon runner of all time Eliud achieved a jaw-dropping time of 1:59:40.2 to secure his moon-landing moment. Failure is part of growth and you need to be willing to accept it if you want to achieve any sort of success.