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Berlin Marathon

Is the sub-2 hour marathon imminent? Don’t hold your breath, and here’s why

Ross Tucker · 10 Oct 2013 ·

Wilson Kipsang’s marathon world record has triggered the usual debates about the sub-2 hour marathon being imminent. Here’s why this talk is, for now, unrealistic and hugely premature.

Analysis of Wilson Kipsang’s marathon world record: Pacing and splits

Ross Tucker · 10 Oct 2013 ·

Wilson Kipsang’s 2:03:23 is the talk of the marathon world. I analyse the pacing, the splits and the potential for future improvement.

Berlin Marathon 2013: Live splits and analysis

Ross Tucker · 10 Oct 2013 ·

The 2013 Berlin Marathon promised much, and delivered a world record to Wilson Kipsang. This is my live analysis of the race, as it happened.

Geoffrey Mutai: 2:04:15, misses WR

Ross Tucker · 30 Sep 2012 ·

Geoffrey won the Berlin Marathon, but missed the world record in a peculiar race to kick off the Fall season

Berlin 2011: Inside Makau’s 2:03:38 World Record

Ross Tucker · 25 Sep 2011 ·

Patrick Makau has broken Haile Gebrselassie’s 3-year old world record with a sensational run in Berlin, clocking 2:03:38.  You can , but below is a more detailed look at Makau compared to that 2008 record of Geb’s also in Berlin. The graph below compares the 5km splits for Makau’s 2:03:38, to those in the previous record of […]

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