Since winning the 2016 Delhi Half, he has focused exclusively on the full marathon. 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. Eliud Kipchoge, the greatest marathoner in history, does not race very often. 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 The 38-year-old Kenyan marathon world record holder first competed in the Olympics at Athens 2004, winning bronze in the 5000m. This idea of consistency is perhaps why Cheptege is so enamored with his running teammate Eliud Kipchoge. Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge broke his own world record, lowering the mark to 2:01:09, as he powered to victory at the Berlin Marathon on Sunday. #berlinmarathon2022 Offizielles Ergebnis der Männer:Ħ. Joshua Cheptegei: Inspired by the greats and motivated by setbacks.
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