{"id":139,"date":"2012-10-15T20:12:49","date_gmt":"2012-10-15T20:12:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.time-to-run.com\/events\/?p=139"},"modified":"2012-10-15T20:12:49","modified_gmt":"2012-10-15T20:12:49","slug":"komon-takes-third-berlin-10k","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.time-to-run.com\/events\/news\/komon-takes-third-berlin-10k","title":{"rendered":"Komon takes third Berlin 10k"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Leonard Komon – Berlin 10k 2012<\/p><\/div>\n

Leonard Komon and Anna Hahner took the ASICS Grand 10 in Berlin on Sunday. For the Kenyan it was the third win in a row at this race and once again he achieved a world-class time. The 24 year-old clocked 27:46 minutes while Germany\u2019s new distance running hope Anna Hahner ran 33:50.<\/p>\n

Course record holder Leonard Komon, who had run 27:12 in 2010 and then 27:15 a year ago in this race, took the lead early on. It was in the fifth kilometre when he left behind his rivals. Komon then passed the 5 k mark in a very quick time of 13:34 minutes. But during the second half of the race the wind was blowing into the face of the 10 k world record holder (26:44) and he could not keep his high pace. In the end he missed his goal of setting a world lead \u2013 this time stands at 27:29 minutes \u2013 by 17 seconds. Leonard Komon\u2019s 27:46 still is a very fast time, the tenth fastest in the year so far. \u201cIt was a pitty that the wind was so strong in the second half. I think I will come back to the ASICS Grand 10 once again next year to give it another try,\u201d said Leonard Komon.<\/p>\n

The next two runners behind Leonard Komon also clocked fine times: In a sprint finish for second place David Kogei (Kenya) just edged out his fellow countryman Richard Mengich. Both runners were given the same time of 27:56, which are personal bests for the two. Kennedy Kimutai (28:14) and Alex Korio (28:15\/both Kenya) followed in fourth and fifth places.<\/p>\n

Only two weeks after clocking 2:30:37 for eighth place in the Berlin Marathon Anna Hahner returned to the German capital. This time she was number one. The 22 year-old showed a fine race, clocking 33:50 minutes. She was well ahead of Lucie Sekanova (Czech Republic\/34:23) and Lisabeth Wagner (Germany\/36:22). \u201cIt was going well for me, although obviously I felt that I was not that fresh just two weeks after the marathon. But I am happy with my race and enjoyed the atmosphere,\u201d said Anna Hahner, who has a marathon PB of 2:30:14 from her debut in D\u00fcsseldorf earlier in the year.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe ASICS Grand 10 have developed well. We have established the race as a top 10 k event. Unfortunately the wind prevented faster times today,\u201d said Race Director Gerhard Janetzky. Organisers registered a record entry for the fifth edition with 7,225 runners.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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