He raced to a 2:03:38 on the streets of Berlin, breaking Gebrselassie’s world record by 21 seconds. It was a terrible day for the Ethiopian emperor – he stepped off the road soon after Makau launched a big surge at around 27km, and while he did resume running, he was not a factor and it […]
Berlin Marathon
Berlin 2010 Marathon splits live
The 2010 Real Berlin Marathon produced a great men’s race, and a dominant women’s performance to kick off the fall marathon season. Men’s race – Makau over Mutai…again On the men’s side, it was a repeat of the Rotterdam Marathon, as Patrick Makau dueled with Geoffrey Mutai over the final 10km, and edged him by […]
2010 Real Berlin Marathon and 5th Ave Mile
We are sorry to say we missed doing a preview for this year’s Berlin Marathon, but personal and work commitments have silenced us recently. Ross’s work at the canoeing world champs in Poland left him in a hole back in Cape Town during his absence, out of which he has been digging himself. On the […]
2008 Berlin Marathon
This Sunday sees the first of the Autumn marathons, and it’s a big one, with Haile Gebrselassie making a big effort on his own, 1-year old record in the Berlin time-trial…er, Marathon. Whenever an athlete of Geb’s caliber lines up, the talk of world records is inevitable, but this particular race is even more in […]
Haile Gebrselassie World Record 2007
OK, so in we promised a more detailed look at the splits from the amazing World Record performance by Haile Gebrselassie in the Berlin Marathon. In case you missed it – 2:04.26! Truth is, these are still “unofficial splits”, but I suspect that the difference (if any) will be a matter of seconds, and so […]
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