On the afternoon of September 25, Beijing time, the 48th Berlin Marathon fired its gun. 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 the end, Kipchoger broke the men's marathon world record with 2 hours, 01 minutes and 09 seconds, and won the Berlin Marathon four championship!
The biggest card of this year's Berlin Marathon is undoubtedly Kipchoger, who set a world record of marathon here four years ago. This is also his fifth time participating in this event, winning three championships and one runner-up four times. This time, if he can cross the finish line first again, he will tie the Ethiopian legendary athlete Haile Gebrselassie to win the four-championship in Parma. In addition, Guye Adola is undoubtedly the strongest one in the challenge of Kipchoge, not only because he won the championship here last year, but he made Kipchoge feel uncomfortable here in 2017. At that time, the unknown Ethiopian 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. Today, Adora is more mature and defeated her childhood idol Beckler last year to win her first Grand Slam title. This time, his goal is to run within 2 hours and 03 minutes.
In addition, there are several 205 runners, Ghirmay Ghebreslassie, Dejene Debela, Oqbe Kibrom, Mark Korir, etc. Among them, Kenya runner Mark Korir ran 2:05:49 in the 2015 Paris Marathon.
Beijing time 15:15, the competition officially began. Under the leadership of the pacer, Kipchoge and Adora led the lead, with a total of 7 people forming the first group. At 5 kilometers, it takes 14 minutes and 14 seconds, with an average pace of 2 minutes and 51 seconds per km. At 7 kilometers, there were only 3 people left in the leading group. At
10 kilometers, the first group led by Kipchoge took 28 minutes and 23 seconds, with an average pace of about 2 minutes and 50 seconds, and was ahead of the world record by 28 seconds. At about 12 kilometers, Adora slowed down a little and set a distance between Kipchogra, but after adjustment, it narrowed the gap. At this time, the first group and the second group were nearly 30 seconds apart. When
arrived at the 15-kilometer timing, Kipchoge took 42 minutes and 33 seconds, with an average pace of 2 minutes and 50 seconds. If you follow this rhythm, the finishing time will exceed 2 hours! Subsequently, only Kipchoge and A.BELIHU remained in the First Group, while Adora lost seriously and was thrown away about 60 meters. When
18 kilometers, Kipchoger and A.BELIHU took 51 minutes and 02 seconds, which was faster than the world record by 52 seconds! When
20 kilometers, Kipchoge took 56 minutes and 45 seconds, which was 2 seconds faster than his "159 Challenge"! When
arrived halfway, it took Kipchoge 59 minutes and 51 seconds! When
25 kilometers, Kipchoge took 1 hour, 11 minutes, 08 seconds, with an average pace of 2 minutes, 51 seconds. At this time, all the pacers on the field had retreated. After 26 kilometers, Kipchoge began to gradually control the game and gradually widen the distance with A.BELIHU. When
arrived at 30 kilometers, it took Kipchoge 1 hour, 25 minutes and 40 seconds, with an average pace of 2 minutes and 52 seconds! The expected finishing time is 2 hours and 29 seconds! When
35 kilometers, Kipchoge took 1 hour, 40 minutes and 10 seconds, with an average pace of 2 minutes and 52 seconds. When
40 kilometers, Kipchoge took 1 hour, 54 minutes and 53 seconds, with an average pace of 2 minutes and 53 seconds!
In the end, Kipchoger broke the world record of men's marathon with 2 hours, 01 minutes and 09 seconds, and won the four championships of the Berlin Marathon!
(The pictures in this article are from live screenshots and official pictures)
