The Kenyan clocked a world-class time of 2:20:23 after suffering in the final stages. Fellow-Ethiopian Mosinet Geremew took third place in 2:06:12.įor the second time after 2015 Gladys Cherono took Germany’s most spectacular running event. While top stars Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia and Kenya’s Wilson Kipsang did not even manage to finish a debutant caused a major surprise: Guye Adola of Ethiopia was leading the race until close to the 40km mark, when Olympic Champion Kipchoge caught him and then surged ahead.Īdola clocked 2:03:46 for second place, which is the fastest debut ever recorded on a record eligible course.

The 32 year-old clocked a “rain world record” in Berlin on Sunday.

However Kipchoge can add another superlative to his collection: No one has ever run faster in such conditions. In difficult weather conditions with rain and high humidity the world record set by Kenya’s Dennis Kimetto in Berlin in 2014 with 2:02:57 was out of reach in the final part of the race. The Kenyan clocked a world leading time of 2:03:32 after coming from behind. Eliud Kipchoge confirmed his position as the world’s number one marathon runner by taking a dramatic win in the BMW BERLIN-MARATHON.

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