Summary
PATRICK MAKAU, of Kenya, broke the world record at the Berlin marathon, taking 21 seconds off the mark held by Haile Gebrselassie, who retired from this race, leading to questions over the possible retirement of the Ethiopian distance legend.
Makau ran under world-record pace for the entire 42.195 kilometres on the flat, fast course through the heart of the German capital to clock 2hr 3min 38 sec. It was the fifth time the world men's record had fallen in Berlin.See the full content of this document
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Marathon Record Falls As Makau Usurps Gebrselassie
The defining moment of an epic performance came 27km into the race on a sunny autumn morning....
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