Kimetto Breaks Marathon World Record Kenya’s Dennis Kimetto has broken the marathon world record in Berlin, winning the race in a time of two hours, two minutes and 57 seconds. The 30-year-old broke away in a seven-man group that included fellow Kenyans Emmanuel Mutai and Geoffrey Kamworor. He shook off Mutai with just under three miles remaining to become the first man to run a marathon in less than two hours and three minutes. “I feel good because I won a very tough race,” said Kimetto. “I felt good from the start and in the last few miles I felt I could do it and break the record.” Men’s marathon world record decade-by-decade Year Time Athlete Course 1947 2:25.39 Suh Yun-bok (Korea) Boston 1958 2:15.17 Sergei Popov (Soviet Union) Stockholm 1969 2:08.33 Derek Clayton (Australia) Antwerp 1988 2:06.50 Belayneh Dinsamo (Ethiopia) Rotterdam 1999 2:05.42 Khalid Khannouchi (Morocco) Chicago 2008 2:03.59 Haile Gebrselassie (Ethiopia) Berlin 2014 2:02.57 Dennis Kimetto (Kenya) Berlin The previous world record had been set on the same course 12 months ago by Kimetto’s compatriot Wilson Kipsang, who ran 2:03:23. Kimetto, who won marathons in Tokyo and Boston last year, had promised to attack the record in Berlin if conditions allowed. And in weather perfect for long-distance running, with temperatures around eight degrees centigrade, Kimetto kept his promise, staying in the lead group throughout and sprinting to victory and a new world’s best time
Posted on: Mon, 29 Sep 2014 07:29:50 +0000
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