Tigist Assefa broke the women's world record by over two minutes, while Eliud Kipchoge won the men’s race for the fifth time.
) throughout the first half, splitting 1:00:22 at the half marathon mark, and at times, pacing to threaten the 2-hour barrier. Derseh Kindie of Ethiopia was the only man to follow him.
Kipchoge, however, couldn’t maintain the breakneck pace. He separated from Kindie at 31K and the final pacesetter stepped aside soon after. From there, Kipchoge was all alone, taking the race decisively in 2:02:42 for his fifth victory in Berlin. The time is the eighth fastest marathon in history. Vincent Kipkemoi and Tadese Takele rounded out the podium. They began closing the gap to Kipchoge steadily, bringing him within 31 seconds at 40K, but couldn’t pull him any closer. Kipkemoi, in his first marathon, placed second in 2:03:13, while Takele ran 2:03:24 for third.Teshome Mekonen was the top American of the day, running 2:10:16 for 24th place. Mekonen was born in Ethiopia, but gained U.S. citizenship last year.
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