Gebrselassie Wins, Misses Record In Berlin
- By Matt Fitzgerald
- Published Sep. 21, 2009
- Updated Sep. 22, 2009 at 1:06 PM UTC
Warm weather sabotaged Ethiopian Haile Gebrselassie’s assault on his own marathon world record (2:03:59) at Sunday’s Berlin Marathon, but he still won the race in 2:06:08.
A much anticipated duel between Gebrselassie and the second-best all-time marathon performer, Duncan Kibet of Kenya, never really materialized, as Kibet dropped off the pace early and eventually abandoned the race.
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