At 15:00 pm on September 25, Beijing time, the 48th Berlin Marathon will start. As one of the six major marathon events, the Berlin Marathon is known for its flat and fast track. It has previously witnessed the birth of a new world record 11 times (8 times for men and 3 times for women) here. In this event, the world record holder of men's marathon , Eliud Kipchoger, will once again hit the human limit ! In addition, Renqing Dongzhibu, He Jie and miller Atti and several Chinese runners will also experience the practical atmosphere of the six major slams of the marathon.
Berlin Marathon witnessed humans constantly breaking through the limits
On September 16, 2018, Kenya player Kipchoger ran an amazing time of 2 hours, 01 minutes and 39 seconds in Berlin, becoming the first person in history to run within 202. A year later, Ethiopian star Beckler also opened the 2-hour and 02-minute mark. He won the Berlin Marathon championship that year with 2-hour and 01-minute and 41 seconds, while another Ethiopian Birhanu Legersey's runner-up result in 2-hour and 02-minute and 48 seconds was the third best result in men's marathon history.
As of now, 4 of the top five best results in men's marathon history were created in Berlin, and six of the top nine (three tied for 9th, actually 11) were run by the contestants in the Berlin Marathon. In fact, since 2003, the world record of the men's marathon has been refreshed seven times, and the places that witnessed "miracle" are all in Berlin.
causes this phenomenon because the Berlin Marathon track is "the best place to show its potential to push the limits" (Kipchoge). In fact, it is not only suitable for professional players. All players of different levels can use the unique conditions of relatively cool climate conditions, wide roads, few sharp turns, and relatively flat roads to complete personal breakthroughs. In addition, the Berlin Marathon also has "rabbits" (the New York Marathon and the Boston Marathon do not have "rabbits"), which will help elite runners achieve good results.
Berlin fourth championship? Kipchoger has a higher goal
The biggest card of this year's Berlin Marathon is undoubtedly Kipchoger who set a world record for marathon here four years ago. This is also his fifth time participating in this event, winning three championships and one runner-up four times. If he can cross the finish line first this time, he will tie the record of Ethiopian legendary athlete Haile Gebrselassie (four consecutive championships from 2006 to 2009) in Pyrma. In 2019, after becoming the first four-champion in the London Marathon, Kipchoger is expected to achieve another four-champion achievement in the Berlin Marathon this weekend.
However, the championship is just one of Kipchoger's "plans". He (has not participated in the New York and Boston Marathons yet) is likely to postpone the task of completing all six marathons until next year, and choosing to participate in the Berlin Marathon from this time is obviously greater "ambitions".
In an interview with the media, Kipchoger said, "I always say that if you want to force yourself to hit the limit, then come to Berlin. I don't like to promise anything, but I believe that if the weather is good enough, I might even run into two hours!"
Kipchoger used various assistance in Vienna in 2019 to complete the whole Malaysian game with a time of 1 hour, 59 minutes, 40 seconds, 2, but because the conditions at that time did not meet the world record recognition standards, it was not recognized by the World Athletics Federation. This time, Kipchoger hopes to hit the limit of humanity again in a real game.
"I want to participate in a wonderful competition, whether it is a world record or a personal best, I hope it is a wonderful competition.I believe I am the best, and I hope to be inspired by my outstanding performance in Berlin and fall in love with the marathon! ”
Who else is Kipchoge?
Guye-Adora (Guye Adola is undoubtedly the strongest one in challenging Kipchoge, not only because he won the championship here last year, but he made Kipchoge feel uncomfortable here in 2017. The unknown Ethiopian at the time also posed a huge threat to Kipchoge in the last 5 kilometers. Fortunately, Kipchoge used tactics to get rid of it in the last 2 kilometers and finally won the "hardest" marathon of his career. Now, Adora is more mature and defeated his childhood idol Beckler last year to win his first Grand Slam championship. This time, his goal is to run within 2 hours and 03 minutes.
There are also several 205 players, Ghirmay Ghebreslassie, Dejene Debela, Oqbe Kibrom, Mark Korir, among which Kenyan runner Mark Korir ran 2:05:49 in the 2015 Paris Marathon. Among the Chinese runners, Renqing Dongzhibu, He Jie and the Grinder Atti will all participate in the competition. Last weekend's Copenhagen Halfmarathon, the Grinder Atti refreshed his personal PB (1 hour, 06 minutes, 11 seconds). 21-year-old Renqing Dongzhibu ran a PB score of 2 hours, 11 minutes, 54 at the Xuzhou marathon last year. As long as this former "shepherd boy" can keep up with the first 35 kilometers, the probability of creating a good result will increase greatly. He Jie, who is two years older than Renqing Dongzhibu, has similar strength. For them, being able to compete abroad is another six Grand Slam events. It is equally important to experience the atmosphere of the competition and accumulate experience in all aspects. Among the female athletes of
, Keira D'Amato, the holder of the national record of the American women's marathon, became the fastest among the 21 elite runners in the women's field with a time of 2 hours, 19 minutes, 12 seconds. In addition, Kenya's Nancy Jelagat Meto, who ran 2 hours, 19 minutes and 31 seconds in last year's Valencia Marathon. In addition, the first marathon debut of the former 10,000-meter women's world record holder Almaz Ayana, who completed her personal half-marathon debut with a time of 1:07:10 in the Big North Run held not long ago.
This year, the organizers are expected to have more than 45,000 participants from 150 countries and regions standing in front of the starting line. The contestants will run from Brandenburg Gate , German Parliament , Victory Column, Berlin Cathedral, and Potsdamer Platz. The 2022 Berlin Marathon is here! Let's look forward to it and embrace it!
