Geoffrey Mutai, the world's fastest marathoner, to run the BMW Berlin-Marathon on 30 September

After Olympic Snub, The  2:03:02 Man Will Want To Break The Official World Record of 2:03:38

Courtesy of Race Organizers
July 9, 2012

In April 2011, Geoffrey Mutai of Kenya won the Boston Marathon in a time of 2:03:02, covering the 42.195 km distance faster than anyone in history. This time is not recognized as the standing world record because Boston's 139 m* net drop does not conform to international road-running course standards. Six months after his victory in Boston, Mutai ran the ING New York City Marathon in 2:05:06, winning the race and crushing the former course record of 2:07:43 (2001).

The current world record stands at 2:03:38, set by Kenyan Patrick Makau at the BMW BERLIN-MARATHON in 2011. Geoffrey Mutai ran the Berlin course in 2010, finishing only two seconds behind Makau in a fast 2:05:10 despite persistent rain throughout the race. Earlier that year, Mutai ran 2:04:55 to finish second in the Rotterdam Marathon (behind Makau).

"We are pleased to have Geoffrey Mutai run the BMW BERLIN-MARATHON. He is one of the best athletes in the world and will have the opportunity to prove it on the fast Berlin course," said race director Mark Milde.

Surprisingly, Geoffrey Mutai was not nominated to participate in the Olympic marathon team in London (Patrick Makau was also sidelined). Mutai regards this decision as a challenge to run a strong race in Berlin."I am familiar with the Berlin course and know that you can run very fast here. If the weather is good, there is nothing in the way of a fast time," said the Kenyan. His performance in a late-June 10 km road race showed him to be in top competitive form when he won the Boston race unchallenged in 27:29.


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