2014 Berlin Marathon - BMW Berlin Marathon
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The 2:03:00 Barrier in the Marathon is Gone: Dennis Kimetto Runs 2:02:57 to Break the World Record in Berlin
Dennis Kimetto and Emmanuel Mutai put on a marathoning exhibition on the streets of Berlin and both broke the previous world record in the marathon and Kimetto was rewarded with a 2:02:57, the first sub 2:03:00 ever. *Video Highlights
September 28, 2014
Deena Kastor's American Record Stands as Shalane Flanagan Runs 2:21:14 for Third at 2014 BMW Berlin Marathon
Shalane Flanagan went for the AR in Berlin, but paid the price the second half. She was rewarded with a PB and the #2 time every by an American and a third place finish as Tirfi Tsegaye and Feyse Tadese went 1-2 with PBs in front of Flanagan. *Video Highlights
September 28, 2014
WTW: All Hail Larry Rawson And Dennis Kimetto, Sub-2 Here We Come, Shalane And Emmanuel Win By Losing, Rupp's Medal Chances Go Up, Runners Are Crazy And Deena Says Paula's WR Was Bad For The Sport
Last week was a momentous week with Dennis Kimetto breaking the 2:03:00 marathon barrier. We take another look at that, compare Tsegaye Kebede to all American marathoners ever, praise Shalane Flanagan, like Galen Rupp's medal chances, and tell you why runners are officially crazy.
September 30, 2014
World Record Holder Dennis Kimetto Warns Rivals To Expect Another Decade Of His Marathon Virtuosity
Kimetto talked about his father's reaction when he went from farming to running: “My father said, train as well as you can and go for it, you can change your life."
September 30, 2014
Dennis Kimetto makes marathon history on the streets of Berlin while Tirfi Tsegaye’s patience is rewarded with women’s world lead at the BMW Berlin Marathon
September 29, 2014
Video Highlights of 2014 BMW Berlin Marathon
September 28, 2014
2014 Berlin Marathon Live Stream and TV Information
September 27, 2014
Competitive Edge Has Potential To Take Men's Field To Brink Of World Record And Beyond In Berlin On Sunday
Dennis Kimetto: “I know I am ready. My preparation has been good and I’m confident for Sunday. If the conditions are good, yes, we could break the world record.”
September 27, 2014
Organizer Press Release: Berlin Marathon's Top Women Aiming To Join Exclusive Sub-2:20 Club
2:21 Ethiopian training partners Tirfi Tsegaye and Feyse Tadese along with Shalane Flanagan are all shooting for sub-2:20.
September 25, 2014
Berlin Men's Preview: Will the World Record Go Down Again?
The men's race in Berlin has produced a world record four times in the last seven years. With Dennis Kimetto (2:03:45 PB, #3 all-time), Emmanuel Mutai (2:03:52 PB, #4 all-time), Tsegaye Kebede (2x London champ, 2:04:38 PB) and world half marathon champ Geoffrey Kamworor all vying for the win, Wilson Kipsang's 2:03:23 WR from Berlin last year in in serious jeopardy.
September 25, 2014
Shalane Flanagan Chases History and Deena Kastor's 2:19:36 American Record: 2014 Berlin Marathon Preview
Shalane Flanagan has said that her only goal is to break Kastor's record on Sunday and that everything else -- including winning the race -- is secondary to that. She has a good shot at her first major victory but will have company in the form of 2:21 women Feyse Tadese (Paris CR holder) and Tirfi Tsegaye (Tokyo CR holder, won Dubai in 2013).
September 25, 2014
Outside Letsrun
Dennis Kimeto's 2:02:57 Marathon WR Ratified By The IAAF
So too was Emmanuel Mutai's 30K record.November 25, 2014
Km by Km splits for Dennis Kimetto by Sean Hartnett
His fastest was 2:46. His slowest 3:01.October 9, 2014
Great Read: Canadian Marathoner Rob Watson Blogs About Pacing Shalane Flanagan In Berlin
As I was thinking about the numbers behind this effort I got kinda scared, holy hell this was going to be a pisser of a long run! ... This was the most nervous I had been before a race in a long while." "But like it has happened to thousands of other runners, in thousands of other marathons, at around 32km the pace began taking its toll. We backed off briefly in attempts to regroup. Just as that was happening a train of Ethiopian women came streaming by. For a lot of runners this would be pretty demoralizing- Shalane was already in her own little world of hurt, then these ladies just show up and float on by. This is when Shalane showed just why she is one of the best in the world. She kept completely calm and focused, she didn’t flinch. She waited, regrouped and then she dug the hell down! she began to fight back! (I have no idea where this strength came from, when this happens to me I usually start whimpering and drooling on myself.)"October 7, 2014
Interesting Running Form Analysis Comparing Dennis Kimetto And Emmanuel Mutai Side By Side During Berlin
Did Mutai's underpronation cost him the race?October 5, 2014
BBC: Why So Many Marathon Records Are Broken In Berlin
The course, the competition and the weather obviously. Some interesting stuff though from Science of the Sport's Ross Tucker who says he doesn't expect to see a sub-2 hour marathon for at least 40-years "if at all".October 5, 2014
Spanish Statician Miguel Calvo Does Extremely Indepth Analysis Of Dennis Kimetto's 2:02:57 Marathon WR
Includes a lot of interesting stats including comparisons to Wilson Kipsang's previous record, a look at Kimetto's negative splits (the first time since Haile G in 2008 and that was only by a second) and a shout out to the excellent Berlin pacers.October 5, 2014
Recommended Read: Emmanuel Mutai Talks About Berlin, Being The "Eternal Bridesmaid" And Trying To Win In The Future
After finishing 2nd for the 7th time at a WMM race Mutai should be pulling his hair out, but he's not. He must have one of the best losing attitutudes in sport and is already plotting what he can change in his training. He's even thinking of doing 42K in training so he can practice finishing the last 2K faster.October 4, 2014
Ryan Vail Blogs: Less Than 5 Week To The New York City Marathon
Vail talks a little about pacing Shalane Flanagan in Berlin.October 3, 2014
Shalane Flanagan Did Get An American Record In Berlin, Over 25K
She split 25K in 1:22:36 to breat Janet Cherobon-Bawcom's previous mark by by exactly 2-minutes. Flanagan just missed Deena Kastor's 30K AR by 7-seconds.October 2, 2014
Interesting Marathon WR Analysis From Guy Who Predicted Back In 1991 That Someone Might Break 2-Hours Before 2040
He talks about the ideal conditions for a marathon WR attempt, but financial incentives, course and weather conditions.September 30, 2014
Dennis Kimetto And Emmanuel Mutai Both Think Sub-2 Hours Is Possible
September 30, 2014
RW's Roger Robinson Explains Why Dennis Kimetto's WR Wasn't All That Historic And That We're Still Not Close To A Sub-2 Hour Marathon
He also asks why women's marathoning hasn't progressed like men's.September 30, 2014
Wilson Kipsang Says He's Happy For Dennis Kimetto Breaking His Record, But Thinks He Can Still Run Faster And It Can Soon Be Under 2:02
Kipsang: “If I get a chance, I want to return to the same course in Berlin in 2015 and make an attempt to break the record. But it is a big stride ahead of the competitions. The bar has been raised and many athletes will find it harder to beat. But I believe there are about five or seven Kenyan runners who can try to break it and will be successful. ... I believe I can run faster. That record can be brought down to under two hours and two minutes."September 30, 2014
And So The Sub-2 Hour Talk Begins Again: NY Times Writer Thinks We'll See It In Our Lifetime
If the current trend continues the sub-2 hour mark would go down in a decade or two. We still say no way. *LRC Archive: The Myth Of The Sub-2-Hour MarathonSeptember 30, 2014
Shalane Flanagan Has No Regrets After Missing U.S. Marathon Record
“We went big. I don’t race conservatively. We’d come to test our limits and we found out today where it was. ... That pace takes its toll, though. It’s another PR, so I can’t really complain. Maybe I was too aggressive; maybe a negative split would have worked out better, but I’ve no regrets. I put everything into it.”September 29, 2014
Elites React To Dennis Kimetto's New WR On Twitter
Wilson Kipsang: "1 year I was proud to carry the name of WRholder. Now I say congrats to my collegue Kimetto. #focusonNY #onedaymyrecordagain"September 29, 2014
IAAF Berlin Marathon Recap
September 29, 2014
How Do the Six Courses in the World Marathon Majors Differ?
A look at the routes in Berlin, Chicago, New York, Tokyo, London, Boston.September 27, 2014
Pre-Race Q&A With Emmanuel Mutai In Berlin Who Says He's In As Good Shape Or Better Than When He Ran 2:03:52 Last Year In Chicago
He talks about the trend to move to the marathoner at an earlier age and says, "Some athletes go the marathon too early, and then you cannot stay at it for a long time. If I was 18 or 20 when I moved to the marathon, I could not have run the marathons I've run in recent years."September 27, 2014
Chance Encounter with Geoffrey Mutai Helped Take Dennis Kimetto to the Top of the Marathon World
Last year's Tokyo and Chicago course record holder is running Berlin this weekend.September 24, 2014
On The Boards
- Go to your local high school track and run a lap in 69.9 seconds.
- Dennis Kimetto - what are we Westerners still missing about Kenyan Marathoners?
- How long could you keep pace with Kimetto?
- Kimetto perfect running style for marathon
- THE “2:03:00 WALL” FINALLY FALLS DOWN by COACH RENATO CANOVA
- Why Shalane and other US distance runners don't win
- Kimettooooooooooo 2:02:57!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- Wow Brett Larner has a stick up his butt; calls out Shalane Flanagan b/c angry press release didn't mention Japan chick
- Official 2014 BMW Berlin Marathon Prediction Thread
- Flanagan's record(?) attempt
