![]() ![]() "My legs and my body still feel young," said the 37-year-old Kipchoge. ![]() In 2019 in Vienna, Kipchoge clocked 1:59:40, but this was not recognized as a world record as it was not an open race. Kipchoge has won 15 of his 17 official marathons. Kipchoge also won the Berlin Marathon in 2015, 20 he now draws level with Ethiopian Haile Gebrselassie as a four-time Berlin Marathon winner. This was the third fastest time ever, and 18 minutes faster than Assefa's previous races. Mark Korir, also from Kenya, came second, almost 5 minutes behind Kipchoge.Įthiopian runner Tigist Assefa won the women's race, clocking in at 2:15:37. In 2018, Kipchoge set the record at 2:01:39. Kipchoge, who is a two-time Olympic champion, clocked 2 hours, 1 minute and 9 seconds at his fourth marathon win in Berlin. Thousands of professional and amateur runners took over Berlin's city streets on Sunday Image: Andreas Gora/dpa/picture alliance What is Kipchoge's record? It was the first Berlin Marathon to be held without restrictions since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Some 45,527 runners from 157 countries were registered to take part in the marathon. ![]() The previous record was also set by Kipchoge in Berlin. Kipchoge emerged on his own after 25 kilometres and was still on pace for the sub-two-hour mark, but began to slow slightly despite still keeping the world record in his sights.Kenyan athlete Eliud Kipchoge broke the marathon world record by half a minute on Sunday. Kipchoge, who on Friday said his only goal was “to run a good race”, burst out of the blocks, clearly aiming not only for a world record but to beat the two-hour mark.Ī pod of around seven runners kept up with Kipchoge for the first 10 kilometres, before 2021 winner Guye Adola and Belihiu pulled away after 15 kilometres.Īdola was unable to maintain the pace and began to fall back after 18 kilometres, with both Kipchoge and Belihu reaching the half marathon mark in less than an hour. In the women’s field, Ethiopian Tigist Assefa ran the third fastest time in history, setting a course record of 2:15:37.Īssefa was not among the pre-race favourites and sensationally beat her previous best by 18 minutes. ![]() Limenih Getachew (ETH)2:07:07- BMW BERLIN-MARATHON September 25, 2022 #berlinmarathon2022 Offizielles Ergebnis der Männer:Ħ. ![]()
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