The last six world records in the men's marathon (and 7 of the last 9) have all been set in Berlin. We take a look back at those historic races.
The last six world records in the men's marathon (and 7 of the last 9) have all been set in Berlin. We take a look back at those historic races.
Bekele is confident that the best is yet to come for him at the 26.2 mile distance. “I definitely will break it before my retirement. For all the skeptics, I will show them with my hard work,” Bekele said, waving his hands with confidence. “I want to seize my future. And I don’t want anyone to get into my way of proving myself.”
Agent Jos Hermens thinks Kenenisa Bekele is capable of much more in the marathon if he focuses on running and not his business empire. "Eight marathons, two wins, that’s not Kenenisa Bekele....What do you want to be, businessman or professional runner?"
Spoiler alert, Kipchoge is way better than the average Strava user.
There were a ton of PBs in this one as the opening pace was hot (69:40).
American Ryan Vail had a nice run to grab 8th.
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Top 30 men's and women's results appear below.
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He wore them in Tokyo and broke the course record by nearly 2 minutes. Adidas has held the marathon WR for 10 straight year.
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She and his kids watched the race at the Klique Restaurant. Edna Kiplagat was there and said the humidity cost Kipchoge the WR.