The problem of the winner: The insole is hanging out of the shoe – and probably prevented a World Record
Eliud Kipchoge has the winning streak of the Kenyans at the Berlin Marathon continues impressively, the hoped-for new world record with a battered running shoes but clearly missed. The 30-year-old won the 42nd edition on Sunday in the Jahresweltbestzeit of 2:04:00 hours, his compatriot Dennis Kimetto was at his triumph run a year ago 1:03 minutes faster.
Second came after 42,195 kilometers Kipchoges compatriot Eliud Kiptanui in 2:05:21 at the Brandenburg Gate to the finish. Third place went to the Ethiopian feyisa lilesa (2:06:57).
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“I had no time, the sole rauszuziehen” Kipchoge said, the already from the first kilometer the inner sole of the left running shoe shuffled. This mishap cost him probably the crucial seconds. “The world record was my goal. I did not make it – but I’ll be back next year “, the Kenyans announced
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Three pace maker
Since 2010, the winner always got the fastest marathon in the world city of Kenya. Kipchoge pocketed 40,000 euros for his success and to euro bonus for a time under 2:05.
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© dpa The winner at the finish: Kipchoge cheers
The winner at the finish: Kipchoge cheers
Gladys Cherono made little later the double success of Kenyan running aces perfectly: In the Jahresweltbestzeit of 2:19:25 hours, the 32-year-old ran to the finish first. Favorite Aberu Kebede from Ethiopia, the winner of 2012, was in 2:20:48 Second before her compatriot Meseret Hailu (2:24:33). Since 2011, no woman had remained under 2:20 in Berlin. As best German Anna Hahner missed on her third Berlin-start 13th in 2:30:19 hours, the Olympic standard by almost two minutes.
When the sun shines, no wind and marathoners optimum temperatures – at the start of 9 degrees, later about 15 degrees Celsius – was Berlin’s mayor Michael Müller (SPD) sent more than 41 000 runners on the track
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The three Kenyan pace-setter for the first group considered only the beginning of the “road map” for a world record: The first kilometer was completed in 2:51 minutes, it was much slower. A kilometer-section of 2:56 minutes, that was clear, would not be enough.
A quartet remained
At kilometer 17 the first Pacemaker got out after 20 kilometers, the second, the last just before the 30-kilometer mark. As the peak sextet the half-marathon mark (21,1 km) happened with four Kenyans and two Ethiopians in 61:53 minutes, was virtually certain: With the world record this time it will not. Because Kipchoge and Co. had targeted a split time of 61:30 minutes, Kimetto was eight seconds faster in his world record. The kilometer times witnessed not just by a uniform race: They were 2:44 and 3:03 minutes between
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At kilometer 30 just a quartet was still ahead: Kipchoge, Kiptanui, Emmanuel Mutai and Lilesa. Barely two kilometers later Kipchoge was only a soloist – and the aim of the beaming winner. The favorite won his fourth marathon in series – the last he had in Rotterdam, Chicago (both 2014) and 2015 triumphs in London
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Best German was not Falk Cierpinski but Philipp Pflieger: The 28-year-old from Regensburg came in 2:12:50 hours as 16 finish and missed the Olympic standard by only 20 seconds
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