BMW Berlin Marathon *Men's Results *Women's Results

Wilson Kipsang Sets New Marathon World Record At 2:03:23 Kipsang went through the half in 1:01:45 and had company up through 35K before breaking away from the pack. In only his second marathon, Eliud Kipchoge was second in 2.04.05, Geoffrey Kipsang finished third in 2.06.26. Florence Kiplagat won the women's race in 2:21:13 with Sharon Cherop second with 2:22:28. Germany's Irina Mikitenko set the world master's best when she finished third in 2:24:54; Desiree Davila was 5th in 2:29:15.
*Splits And Analysis From The Science Of Sport's Ross Tucker
*Globe Runner Recap Kipsang: “This is a dream come true. Ten years ago, I watched Paul Tergat break the world record in Berlin, and now I have achieved the dream."
*Men's Results *Women's Results

Berlin Discussion: *OFFICIAL 2013 BERLIN MARATHON THREAD
*WILSON KIPSANG 2:03:23!
*Guy that jumped in the way at finish of Berlin Marathon?
*2003: Paul Tergat 2:04:55. 2013: Wilson Kipsang 2:03:23. WR improving ~10s per year.
*kipsang ran a 2:03:32 in practice?
*RENATO CANOVA: WILL THE MARATHON WR BE BROKEN? Congrats to MB poster Calgary who predicted the 2:03:23 World record time.

Pre-Berlin News *Pre-Race Photos With 7 WR Holders

LRC Men's Preview: The World's Best Marathoner In 2012, Wilson Kipsang, Takes On 2003 World Track Champion Eliud Kipchoge And Rising Star Geoffrey Kipsang The BMW Berlin Marathon is Sunday and Wilson Kipsang is talking about taking a crack at the world record. First he'll have to win the race and he'll have his hands full with Eliud Kipchoge and Geoffrey Kipsang.
LRC Women's Preview: Florence Kiplagat The Favorite Battles Georgina Rono And Sharon Cherop With The Return Of Desi Davila Florence Kiplagat is a sub-2:20 marathoner and the Kenyan record holder at 10,000m, so she's the favorite. Irina Mikitenko is going after the masters world record and Desi Davila returns.

Photo Of The Day:
All 7 World Record Holders In Berlin Back For The 40th Anniversary:

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IAAF Profile On Two-Time Olympic Javelin Champion Barbora Spotakova, Who Returned To Competition Less Than 4 Months After Giving Birth

With The Olympic Stadium Under Construction Until At Least 2015, London DL Meet May Be Moved To Hampden Park In Glasgow, The Host Site For 2014 Commonwealth Games

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What Does The Penguin Say To This? Pros Inspiring The Youth At The 5th Avenue Mile Presented By Nissan

(5th Avenue Photo Gallery Updated)

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*Jenny Simpson Talks Moscow, Her Fall In Brussels And 2013

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    Pre-Weekend XC News

    Pre-Race:
    USTFCCCA Extensive Weekend Preview: Autumn - And The First Big Weekend Of XC - Is Here
    Roy Griak, Oklahoma State Cowboy Jamoboree and Boston College Coast-To-Coast Battle In Beantown highlight weekend action with top ranked teams going head-to-head.
    *Minnesota Daily Griak Invy Preview
    *Coach Roy Griak Celebrates 50 Years At The University Of Minnesota
    *MB: Big XC Meet in Boston this Fri: Wisco, Oregon, Syracuse, and more *University of Oregon: running in Boston this Friday? Why?

    Crazy:
    Charging Moose Shot At Middle School XC Race In Anchorage, Alaska It was shot and killed by a police officer when it charged at a pack of girl runners on the course. The officer was there watching his daughter race.

    Strength Equals Speed:
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    *DyeStat's Doug Binder Shares Some Insight On The Debate Among Minnesota High Schools About Moving The Girls Up To The Same 5k Race Distance As Boys Currently Minnesota is among the minority of states where HS girls race shorter distance in XC; here they do 4k.

    The Telegraph: Ben Johnson evokes pity, not a feeling of redemption on return to Seoul Olympic Stadium One writer shares some good reasons why she feels Ben Johnson is a horrible choice to put as the face of a new anti-doping campaign.

    Usain Bolt Renews Puma Sponsorship Deal Through After The 2016 Rio Olympics
    *Deal Estimated At $10 Million A Year He'll also reportedly still get $4 million a year after he retires to act as a "Puma ambassador."

    XC News

    2013 5th Avenue Mile Photo Gallery

    Where Is The "Sport" Headed?

    Good Read: "The Festivalization Of Sport": Toni Reavis Adds To WSJ Article On How The "Everyone's A Winner" Mentality Is Taking Over And The Latest Generation Of Runners Are Less Competitive "But with the advent of the first Rock 'n' Roll Marathon in San Diego in 1998, we began to see the Lebow-anticipated devolution toward the participation-based completion model. ... accordingly, we have seen the gap between elite and also-ran grow to a black-hole depth as the linking ground of effort has been allowed to go fallow."

    Recommended Read: WSJ Article On How Today's Generation Of "Runners" Are Slower, Don't Run Hard And Are "Turning Some Races Into Parades" Article includes a quote from LRC's Rojo: "If you're going to get just as much praise for doing a four-hour marathon as a three-hour, why bother killing yourself training? It's hard to do well in a marathon if your idea of a long session is watching season four of 'The Wire.'"

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