This was the first major marathon win for both Adola and Gebreslase.
At that point Adola and his fellow Ethiopian Tesfaye Lencho, along with Kenyans Abraham Kipyatich and Philemon Kacheran, were all throwing caution to the wind, but their bravery soon began to look like recklessness. The 10K splits told the story of the death march the race became: 28:47, 28:50, 30:11, 31:20.and hydro-gel technology in recent times, some of the world’s best were out on their feet in a punch-drunk fashion during the closing miles that seemed a throwback to a bygone era.
“I didn’t think I would win,” Adola said in his postrace press conference. Adola ran 2:03:46 to finish second to Kipchoge in the 2017 Berlin Marathon—experience which proved valuable on Sunday. “Four years ago I was number two and I thought I could win this race one day. Today, I did it.”Yegon had the biggest breakthrough of the day in second place with 2:06:14, taking almost two minutes off his best, with Bekele third in 2:06:47.
The women’s race played out in contrasting style to the men’s, both in terms of pacing and the coverage it was granted. For those watching on TV it proved infuriating to follow.
But once she caught sight of the finish, Gebreslase lifted her pace once again, the 26-year-old crossing the line in 2:20:09 and punching the air in delight, with Gebrekidan second in 2:21:23 and Tola making it an Ethiopian 1-2-3 with 2:23:05.Gebreslase’s class has been clear for a long time. Ten years ago she was the world U18 champion over 3000 meters and in July this year, she clocked 67:52 for the half marathon, having focused primarily on road running since 2017.
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