Assefa, who won at Berlin last year as well, won Sunday’s race by nearly six minutes. Prior to Kosgei’s record run in 2019, the women’s record was deemed untouchable after Britain’s Paula Radcliffe lowered it to 2:15:25 in 2003.On the men’s side, Eliud Kipchoge, considered by most to be the greatest marathoner ever, won Berlin for the fourth time in his career, hanging on to win 2:02:42. He set the men’s world record in Berlin in 2022 with a time of 2:01:09.
Despite six different women running under 1:07 for the first half marathon , none were close to Assefa. The Ethiopian put down her fastest 5k split of the day — 15:29 — at the 35k mark .Just a few months after finishing a disappointing sixth place at Boston in April, Kipchoge showed that he shouldn’t be counted out yet. A couple of months before he turns 39, the Kenyan’s resume now boasts 16 marathon wins, 11 of which have come in World Majors. That doesn’t include his two Olympic gold medals.
Per LetsRun.com, the average of his five fastest marathons is 2:02:09, a time bettered by just two other men in any single race.
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