TRANSLATED FROM GERMAN USING GOOGLE TRANSLATORThe Wattenscheiderin Mikitenko will go again in 2010 the London Marathon (April 25) at the start. This confirmed the 37-year-old from leichtathletik.de. In the past two years Mikitenko had won the race in the British capital in 2008 and set a German record 2:19:19.
In five starts marathon Mikitenko crossed the finish line three times so far as the winner. In addition to her two victories London in 2008, she was the fastest in Berlin. At its premiere in 2007 in Berlin Marathon, and their start in Chicago (USA) this fall, she had become a second each. In addition, she had the last two editions of the World Marathon Majors series won.
Besides Mikitenko including Olympic marathon champion Sammy Wanjiru of Kenya has pledged his start for the London Marathon. The 22-year-old was in that year was the winner on the Thames, so that both defending champions go to the start. Thereafter, Sammy Wanjiru in the Berlin Marathon in the fall to prepare, where he wants to attack the world record (2:03:59 h) of the Ethiopian Haile Gebrselassie.
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