{"id":51737,"date":"2014-09-28T10:58:45","date_gmt":"2014-09-28T10:58:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=51737"},"modified":"2014-09-28T10:58:45","modified_gmt":"2014-09-28T10:58:45","slug":"dennis-kimetto-breaks-world-marathon-record-in-berlin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=51737","title":{"rendered":"Dennis Kimetto breaks world marathon record in Berlin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"story_continues_1\">Kenya&#8217;s Dennis Kimetto has broken the marathon world record in Berlin, winning the race in a time of two hours, two minutes and 57 seconds.<\/p>\n<p>The 30-year-old broke away in a seven-man group that included fellow Kenyans Emmanuel Mutai and Geoffrey Kamworor.<\/p>\n<p>He shook off Mutai with just under three miles remaining to become the first man to run a marathon in less than two hours and three minutes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I feel good because I won a very tough race,&#8221; said Kimetto.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I felt good from the start and in the last few miles I felt I could do it and break the record.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<table>\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"1*\" \/>\n<col width=\"1*\" \/>\n<col width=\"50%\" \/>\n<col width=\"50%\" \/><\/colgroup>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"4\">Men&#8217;s marathon world record (ratified by IAAF)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Year<\/th>\n<th>Time<\/th>\n<th>Athlete<\/th>\n<th>Course<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>1947<\/td>\n<td><strong>2:25.39<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Suh Yun-bok (Korea)<\/td>\n<td>Boston<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1958<\/td>\n<td><strong>2:15.17<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Sergei Popov (Soviet Union)<\/td>\n<td>Stockholm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1969<\/td>\n<td><strong>2:08.33<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Derek Clayton (Australia)<\/td>\n<td>Antwerp<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1988<\/td>\n<td><strong>2:06.50<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Belayneh Dinsamo (Ethiopia)<\/td>\n<td>Rotterdam<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1999<\/td>\n<td><strong>2:05.42<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Khalid Khannouchi (Morocco)<\/td>\n<td>Chicago<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2008<\/td>\n<td><strong>2:03.59<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Haile Gebrselassie (Ethiopia)<\/td>\n<td>Berlin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2014<\/td>\n<td><strong>2:02.57<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Dennis Kimetto (Kenya)<\/td>\n<td>Berlin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>The previous world record had been\u00a0set on the same course 12 months ago\u00a0by Kimetto&#8217;s compatriot Wilson Kipsang, who ran 2:03:23.<\/p>\n<p>Kimetto, who won marathons in Tokyo and Boston last year, had promised to attack the record in Berlin if conditions allowed.<\/p>\n<p>And in weather perfect for long-distance running, with temperatures around eight degrees centigrade, Kimetto kept his promise, staying in the lead group throughout and sprinting to victory and a new world&#8217;s best time.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kenya&#8217;s Dennis Kimetto has broken the marathon world record in Berlin, winning the race in a time of two hours, two minutes and 57 seconds. 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