{"id":3040,"date":"2017-09-24T12:21:16","date_gmt":"2017-09-24T18:21:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.time-to-run.com\/marathon\/?p=3040"},"modified":"2017-09-24T12:21:16","modified_gmt":"2017-09-24T18:21:16","slug":"eliud-kipchoge-rules-berlin-marathon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.time-to-run.com\/marathon\/news\/eliud-kipchoge-rules-berlin-marathon\/","title":{"rendered":"Eliud Kipchoge rules Berlin Marathon"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"eliud<\/a><\/p>\n

Berlin, Germany – Eliud Kipchoge confirmed his position as the world\u2019s number one marathon runner by taking a dramatic win in the BMW BERLIN-MARATHON. <\/p>\n

Eliud Kipchoge, King of Berlin Marathon<\/h3>\n

The Kenyan clocked a world leading time of 2:03:32 after coming from behind. In difficult weather conditions with rain and high humidity the world record set by Kenya\u2019s Dennis Kimetto in Berlin in 2014 with 2:02:57 was out of reach in the final part of the race. However Kipchoge can add another superlative to his collection: No one has ever run faster in such conditions. The 32 year-old clocked a \u201erain world record\u201c in Berlin on Sunday.<\/p>\n

While top stars Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia and Kenya\u2019s 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 40 k mark, when Olympic Champion Kipchoge caught him and then surged ahead. Adola clocked 2:03:46 for second place, which is the fastest debut ever recorded on a record eligible course. Fellow-Ethiopian Mosinet Geremew took third place in 2:06:12.<\/p>\n

For the second time after 2015 Gladys Cherono took Germany\u2019s most spectacular running event. The Kenyan clocked a world-class time of 2:20:23 after suffering in the final stages. Ruti Aga of Ethiopia was second in 2:20:41 while Kenya<\/a>\u2019s Valary Aiyabei took third with 2:20:53.<\/p>\n

A record number of 43,852 runners from 137 countries entered the 44th edition of the race, which belongs to the Abbott World Marathon Majors Series and is an IAAF Gold Label Road Race.<\/p>\n

On the day of the German national elections the BMW BERLIN-MARATHON made its own contribution to high drama on the streets of the capital. As planned the men\u2019s race began at an extremely high pace with the 10km time of 29:04 pointing to a world record time of 2:02:40. But high humidity put paid to such a strong time for the leading group which included stars such as Eliud Kipchoge, Kenenisa Bekele and Wilson Kipsang and less familiar names such as Vincent Kipruto of Kenya and Ethiopia\u2019s Guye Adola.<\/p>\n

By halfway the group went through in 61:29 which put them right on schedule for Kimetto\u2019s best time. Shortly afterwards the 5 and 10,000m world record holder Bekele, last year\u2019s winner, dropped back. Later he dropped out as did Wilson Kipsang. The Kenyan pulled up after 30km, unable to continue.<\/p>\n

The outcome was now to be decided in a duel which no-one had expected: Eliud Kipchoge, winner of all but one of his seven previous marathons and that four years ago, against Guye Adola. The Ethiopian had been adding to his profile with several high quality half marathons, including a bronze medal at the World Championships, and was now about to show that he could be the next great marathon runner from Ethiopia. Adola went into the lead after 35km and ran several kilometres about 25 metres ahead of Kipchoge. But Adola couldn\u2019t quite pull off a major upset on his debut.<\/p>\n

At 40 kilometres Eliud Kipchoge had made up the deficit and overhauled his rival. But Adola nonetheless ran 2:03:46 to become the second fastest Ethiopian marathon runner of all time behind Bekele and ahead of the former world record holder Haile Gebrselassie.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat was definitely the hardest marathon I\u2019ve ever run,\u201d said Eliud Kipchoge, talking about the weather. \u201cThe conditions were far from easy. After Adola had taken the lead I was still confident of victory. I think I can still break the world record,\u201d said the 32-year-old Kipchoge whose time of 2:03:32 was the second fastest of his career, following his victory in London in 2016 with 2:03:05. However he did run 2:00:25 on the Formula 1 circuit of Monza in Italy in early May, although this performance did not conform with IAAF rules. For the seventh time in succession, Berlin\u2019s champion set a world best for the year.<\/p>\n

Guye Adola proved a revelation on his marathon debut. Asked subsequently how he felt as he entered unknown territory in the marathon, he replied: \u201cI enjoyed it, I enjoyed all of it, including the second half of the race \u2013 apart, that is, from the last two kilometres.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gladys Cherono wins Berlin Marathon again<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Gladys<\/a><\/p>\n

In the women\u2019s race a quartet of Gladys Cherono, Ruti Aga, Valary Aiyabei and Amane Beriso reached halfway in 69:40. The pace put the course record of Japan\u2019s Mizuki Noguchi under threat, who ran 2:19:12 twelve years ago. At 30k Beriso dropped off the pace. Shortly before 35k the favourite Gladys Cherono broke away from Aiyabei and Aga. Although the Kenyan couldn\u2019t maintain the same tempo in the closing stages, she was overjoyed at the finish: \u201cAfter I was injured last year and had two successive stress fractures, this is a great success for me. I thought then I might not be able to regain this kind of level but now I have and believe I can also improve on my best time,\u201d said the 34-year-old Cherono.<\/p>\n

40,000 US Dollar for Charities<\/strong><\/p>\n

As a member of the Abbott World Marathon Majors (AbbottWMM) – which unites the six most significant marathon races in the world, Tokyo, Boston, London, Berlin, Chicago, New York – the BMW BERLIN-MARATHON donated a sum of 40,000 US Dollar to four charity organisations in Berlin. Each of those local charities received 10,000 US Dollar. This procedure applies to all of the six AbbottWMM races. In total an amount of 240,000 US Dollar is donated to organisations based in the six cities of the AbbottWMM races.<\/p>\n

Berlin Marathon Results
\n<\/strong> Men:
\nEliud Kipchoge KEN 2:03:32
\nGuye Adola ETH 2:03:46
\nMosinet Geremew ETH 2:06:12
\nFelix Kandie KEN 2:06:13
\nVincent Kipruto KEN 2:06:14
\nYuta Shitara JPN 2:09:03
\nHiroaki Sano JPN 2:11:24
\nRyan Vail USA 2:12:40<\/p>\n

Women:
\nGladys Cherono KEN 2:20:23
\nRuti Aga ETH 2:20:41
\nValary Aiyabei KEN 2:20:53
\nHelen Tola ETH 2:22:51
\nAnna Hahner GER 2:28:32
\nCatherine Bertone ITA 2:28:34
\nSonia Samuels GBR 2:29:34
\nAzucena Diaz ESP 2:30:31<\/p>\n

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photo credit: SCC EVENTS\/Jiro Mochizuki<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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