![]() ![]() Kenyan Rosemary Wanjiru was second ahead of Ethiopian Tigist Abayechew.ĭon’t miss out on ET Prime stories! Get your daily dose of business updates on WhatsApp. Only record holder Brigid Kosgei of Kenya and Briton Paula Radcliffe have run faster marathons. My mind is still moving, the body still absorbing the training."įellow Kenyan Mark Korir completed a one-two finish for the African nation, four minutes and 49 seconds behind, with Ethiopian Tadu Abate third.Įthiopian Tigist Assefa stunned the field in the women's race, winning in 2:15:37, the third-fastest time in history. I need to celebrate this record and have to realise what happens. Kipchoge is the only man to run a sub-two hour marathon when he clocked 1:59.40 on a specially designed track in Vienna in 2019 but the time is not officially recognised as it was not set in competition.Īsked whether he would attempt a sub-two hour run in Berlin next year, Kipchoge said: "Let us plan for another day. ![]() The 37-year-old Kenyan crossed the line in a time of two hours, one minute. Septem9:00am Universal Pictures/INEOS 159 Kenyan distance runner Eliud Kipchoge was born in 1984, when the world record in the men’s marathon stood at 2:08:05. Eliud Kipchoge, the greatest marathoner in history, does not race. Double Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge has broken his own mens marathon world record at Sundays race in Berlin. Passing through the city's iconic Brandenburg Gate just as the sun started to emerge, a beaming Kipchoge crossed the finish line to set another record. Heading out the door Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members Download the app. World-record holder Eliud Kipchoge races his next marathon on April 11 in Hamburg, Germany, his last 26. ![]() Having slowed slightly in the second half of the race he still powered through the final 500-metre sprint. The 37-year-old Kenyan crossed the line in a time of two hours, one minute. ![]() The Kenyan, who retained his Olympic at the Tokyo Games last year, had fallen short of his world mark by just over a minute at the Tokyo Marathon in March, but he was not to be denied in Berlin. Double Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge has broken his own men's marathon world record at Sunday's race in Berlin. ![]()
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