Eliud Kipchoge breaks marathon record in Berlin

Eliud Kipchoge broke his own world record on Sunday at the Berlin marathon when he clocked 2:01.09 to lower the previous record time by 30 seconds.

Kipchoge,37, had the intentions of becoming the first man to run a sub two-hour in marathon and all was going according to script until the second half of the marathon where he slowed and ran 61:18 en route to reclaiming the Berlin marathon.

Another Kenyan Mark Korir finished second in a time of 2:05:58 with Ethiopian Tadu Abade claiming third spot in a time of 2:06:40

The Berlin course has always been Kipchoge’s favourite and he did not dissapoint despite running almost half of the race alone.

The roads of German’s capital have always been good hunting grounds for marathoners and it all began in 2003 when Paul Tergat became the first man to break the 2:05 barrier; in 2014, another Kenyan Dennis Kimetobran 2:02:57 to break the record but that was lowered in 2018 when Kipchoge clocked 2:01:39 to claim the record and title.

Kipchoge’s next majot assignment will be yet another shot at winning a third straight Olympic marathon title.