Kipchoge and Cherono Ready for Fast Times in Berlin

Published by IAAF on September 25, 2015

The 42nd edition of the BMW Berlin Marathon promises to be a hunt for superfast times and Olympic qualifying performances when the starting gun is fired for the IAAF Gold Label Road Race at 9am on Sunday morning (27).

The Kenyan trio of Eliud Kipchoge, Emmanuel Mutai and Geoffrey Mutai have the kind of split times in their sights which could bring them in range of the men’s world record of 2:02:57 set last year by their compatriot Dennis Kimetto.

In the women’s race, Ethiopia’s two-time winner Aberu Kebede will line up in search of a hat-trick while Kenya’s Gladys Cherono takes aim not only at victory but breaking the 2:20 barrier in only her second race at the distance, having made an outstanding debut with 2:20:03 for second place in Dubai in January.

All three of the leading men’s contenders have solid experience of the Berlin course, which adds credibility to their confidence at Friday’s press conference.