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Even after Haile Gebrselassie in a series of four wins and two world records at the Berlin Marathon may be on the Spree on 26 September in the new edition of the race forward to a world class field. At the start, there are several potential successor to the hunter's world record, which starts this year at the New York City Marathon (USA) in early November.
You are younger than the now 37 years old Ethiopians and they have all the potential to run into the area of the world record. Above all, the two fastest marathon runner this year: Patrick Makau Musyoki and Geoffrey Mutai from Kenya demonstrated in April at the Rotterdam Marathon positions one and two and achieved it with 2:04:48 and 2:04:55 hours, at which they rank four and six of the "eternal" in the marathon world Highscore catapulted.
This benefits both make confident, the world record of 2:03:59 hours to attack, where he was set up in 2008 - in Berlin. The flat course and the many enthusiastic spectators are the basic conditions for the quick race at Berlin, has been made since 1998, where six world records, two of the women and the last three records in the men.
No Unknown
Patrick Makau Musyoki Berlin is no stranger. Twice he won the Berlin Half Marathon (2007 and 2008), in his first appearance in the spring of 2007 he set a course record 58:56 minutes. With a personal best time of 58:52 minutes of the 25-year-old is third fastest marathon runner has become the the world. At the marathon distance of Kenyans still unspent, Rotterdam (The Netherlands) was his third marathon, the first in 2009, he was also gone there and had occupied in 2:06:14 hours for fourth place. For his compatriot Geoffrey Mutai is the Berlin Marathon, the fifth start of the classic distance of 42.195 kilometers.
In addition to other world class runners to ensure that the tempo remains high: Eliud Kiptanui (Kenya) won the marathon in the spring of Prague in 2:05:39 hours. Not only is this a world class time - remarkable is the fact that this is a only 21 years is old runner, who had until then just completed a marathon and it needed 2:12:17 hours.
Chance rich outsiders
This premiere took place last winter in a small marathon in Kenya. Bazu Worku (20) comes from Ethiopia. It was 2009 in France, second in the Paris Marathon in world class time of 2:06:15 hours. Gilbert Yegon (22, Kenya) enters with a best time of 2:06:18 in hours, set in 2009 in Amsterdam (Netherlands).
Yemane TSEG adhan (25, Ethiopia) was fourth in 2009 in Paris (France) 2:06:30 hours and also fourth in the World Championship Marathon in Berlin a year ago. As Patrick Makau Musyoki was Eshetu Wondimu (28, Ethiopia) twice at the Berlin Half Marathon start (2009 and 2010). End of March, he won in 60:16 minutes, last year he was second.
The Berlin Marathon on 26 September will live on n-tv (8.30 to 12 clock) and € Sport (9-12 clock) transferred. The radio station 104.6 rtl and Spree Radio report about the event.
Patrick Makau
Geoffrey Mutai
Eliud Kiptanui
Bazu Worku
Gilbert Yegon
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