![]() ![]() Kipchoge's Berlin run was the biggest improvement on the marathon mark since Australian Derek Clayton took almost two and a half minutes off the record in 1967. The 33-year-old, widely seen as the greatest marathon runner of the modern era, ran an official time of two hours, one minute and 39 seconds on a sunny day along the flat inner-city course, smashing Dennis Kimetto's previous record that had stood since 2014.įellow Kenyan Gladys Cherono won the women's race with a course record and best time of the year of 2:18:11, leaving Ethiopians Ruti Aga and pre-race favourite Tirunesh Dibaba in second and third place respectively.Įliud Kipchoge The 33-year-old, widely seen as the greatest marathon runner of the modern era, ran an official time of two hours, one minute and 39 seconds on a sunny day APīy contrast, in the Sydney men's marathon, it was Kenya's Elijah Kemboi who took out the 42-kilometre race in a time of 2:13:37. Berlin | Kenya's Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge pulverised the marathon world record with a blistering run on Sunday, slicing a staggering 78 seconds off the previous best to land the one major running crown that had eluded him. ![]()
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