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Kimetto v. Kebede in Berlin

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Top Contenders at the 2014 BERLIN MARATHON

Published by German Road Races on June 30, 2014

Dennis Kimetto of Kenya and Tsegaye Kebede of Ethiopia are the top contenders on the world´s fastest marathon course in Berlin.

Dennis Kimetto (30) placed second in the 2012 BERLIN-MARATHON clocking the fastest time ever for a first-time-marathoner (2:04:16), one second behind fellow Kenyan Geoffrey Mutai. Kimetto´s rise to the top came late as he won his first major race at the age of 27, a halfmarathon in Nairobi.

In the following year (2012) he won the RAK Half Marathon (United Arab Emirates) and the BERLIN HALF MARATHON. A few weeks after his Berlin win he ran a world record for 25 k (1:11:18), again in Berlin bettering the mark held by Sammy Kosgei (Kenya) by 32 seconds. In 2013 he won the Tokyo Marathon (2:06:50) and the Bank of America Chicago Marathon (2:03:45), both with course records, the latter being the third fastest time ever run on a legitimate course.

Tsegaye Kebede (27) is one of the most successful marathon runners ever. He finished 17 marathons of which he won six and placed 2nd three times followed by five 3rd place finishes including bronce medals at the Olympic marathon 2008 and the World Championship marathon 2009. His personal best of 2:04:38 he reached winning the Bank of America Chicago Marathon in 2012.

The Berlin Marathon has been the sight for the last 5 World Records in the Men's Marathon: 2003 Paul Tergat (Kenya) 2:04:55, 2007 and 2008 Haile Gebrselassie (Ethiopia) 2:04:26 and 2:03:59, 2011 Patrick Makau (Kenya) 2:03:38 and 2013 Wilson Kipsang (Kenya) 2:03:25. Four more world records were set in Berlin between 1977 and 2001 (two by men, two by women).



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