2016 Berlin Marathon - BMW Berlin Marathon

LRC Debate: After Berlin Who is the Greatest of All-Time - Kenenisa Bekele, Haile Gebrselassie or Mo Farah?
The LRC "brains" may have reached a rare consensus.September 28, 2016

Kilometer by Kilometer Splits from the 2016 BMW Berlin Marathon - 2:03:03 Kenenisa Bekele
September 26, 2016

Kenenisa Bekele After Winning Berlin: "I believe the selectors understand now why I complained at the time at not being selected. I’ve proved what I can do..."
Bekele's manager Jos Hermens on why he thinks Bekele could still be going strong for the 2020 Games: "I see a career as being like a candle which, of course, at some stage goes out. But in recent years Kenenisa’s has not been burning much.”September 26, 2016
Some Interesting Statistic From The Berlin Marathon
2016 is now the deepest year for the men's marathon in history as it's a new record for the top 5 performance average (2:03:31) and top 10 (2:04:18).
September 26, 2016

The King is Back - Kenenisa Bekele Runs 2:03:03 to Defeat Wilson Kipsang in a Race for the Ages at BMW Berlin Marathon
September 25, 2016

Berlin Press Release: Aberu Kebede has another crack at the 2:20 barrier in Berlin
September 23, 2016

Berlin Press Release: Keen Anticipation for Duel between Wilson Kipsang and Kenenisa Bekele
September 23, 2016

2016 BMW Berlin Marathon Women's Preview: Aberu Kebede Looks to Join the Sub-2:20 Club and Hold Off a Young Field
Kebede will look to become the fourth woman to win Berlin three times (she also won in '10 and '12) and the 21st woman under 2:20. Can rising stars Amane Beriso (2:20:48 in Dubai, 5th-fastest debut ever) or Birhane Dibaba (2015 Tokyo champ) take her down?September 23, 2016

2016 BMW Berlin Marathon Men's Preview: Legends Kenenisa Bekele & Wilson Kipsang Square Off in a Field Full of Men Searching for Redemption
September 22, 2016

2016 BMW Berlin Marathon Field Released - Wilson Kipsang and Kenenisa Bekele Will Have Their Hands Full As Field Features 8 Sub 2:06 Men
Who will be racing in Berlin on September 25?September 8, 2016

September 25th: Great Field Set For The 2016 Berlin Marathon As Wilson Kipsang, Kenenisa Bekele And Emmanuel Mutai Lead The Way
The top 8 men have ran 2:06 or faster while the women are lead by Ethiopians Aberu Kebede (2:20:30) and Amane Beriso (2:20:48).September 8, 2016

Get Psyched For September: Wilson Kipsang And Kenenisa Bekele Will Go Head-To-Head At The 2016 Berlin Marathon
Maybe something positive will come out of the madness that was Ethiopia not selecting Bekele for their Rio marathon squad. *MB: Bekele and Kipsang in Berlin, also Yuki KawauchJuly 20, 2016
Outside Letsrun
Post-Berlin Kenenisa Bekele And Wilson Kipsang Running Form Analysis
Bekele's form might not look as smooth and "gliding" as Kipsang's, but it gets the job done.September 26, 2016
On The Boards
- Kenenisa Bekele will NEVER win a major marathon
- Wilson Kipsang appreciation thread
- Renato CANOVA: congratulations for BEKELE!
- Bekele GOAT
- Bekele/Kipsang cut a curb corner?
- Could Bekele/Kipchoge Push Sub 2?
- Has Bekele just legitimised his WRs? Clean? GOAT?
- Jos Hermens Passed Bekele His Bottle at 40K
- Berlin Marathon Live Thread
- 2016 Berlin field released - Bekele and Kipsang will have their hands full as race features 8 sub 2:06s