Eliud Kipchoge was born on 5 November 1984 in Kapsisiywa, a small village in Nandi County, located in Kenya’s Rift Valley region. His mother was a teacher and his father passed away when he was very young. As the youngest of five children, Kipchoge grew up in a disciplined environment. His daily routine of running several kilometers to and from school as a child demonstrated his early interest in running.