Eliud Kipchoge breaks marathon world record in Berlin

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Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge won the Berlin Marathon in 2:01:09, breaking his own record of 2:01:39 set in 2018.

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Kipchoge, 37, won his 15th of 17 career marathons to strengthen his claim as the best over 26.2 miles.

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He paced poorly. Kipchoge ran 61:18 for the second half after 13.1 miles in 59:51. Mark Korir was 4:49 behind.

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Ethiopian Tigist Assefa won the women's race in 2:15:37.

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Brigid Kosgei (2:14:14, Chicago 2019) and Paula Radcliffe (2:15:25, London 2003) are faster.

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Top seed Keira D'Amato finished sixth in 2:21:48.

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Berlin's pancake-flat roads have seen eight men's marathon world records shattered.

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Kipchoge smashed Dennis Kimetto's 2014 world record of 2:02:57 four years ago.

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