Ethiopia’s Tigist Assefa efficiently defended her crown in unimaginable trend on the 2023 Berlin Marathon, annihilating the ladies’s world document by two minutes and 12 seconds for two:11:52.
Assefa received the race by almost six minutes to develop into the primary lady in historical past to run beneath the two:14, 2:13 and a couple of:12 marks. She shattered the earlier marathon world document of two:14:04 held by Kenya’s Brigid Kosgei, set on the 2019 Chicago Marathon. Assefa is barely the second Ethiopian lady to win back-to-back Berlin Marathons, becoming a member of her compatriot Gete Wami, who received Berlin in 2006 and 2007.
The 29-year-old Ethiopian surged forward of the lead pack across the 16-kilometre mark, sustaining her lead and reaching the midway level in 66:20. Her 30 km break up clocked in at 1:34:12, which stands because the second-fastest time ever recorded for that checkpoint (behind solely Ruth Chepngetich’s 1:34:01 from the 2022 Chicago Marathon). Nonetheless, in distinction to Chepngetich’s ultimate 10K from Chicago, Assefa’s efficiency in Berlin improved within the closing phases. She reached the 40 km mark in 2:05:13, propelled by one other spectacular 5K break up of 15:32, placing her on monitor to threaten the two:12 mark and make historical past in Berlin.
The 2023 Berlin Marathon was solely the third marathon of Assefa’s profession, however she has strived to return to the highest of the rostrum since profitable it final 12 months. “I’ve been working to return to Berlin, it has been exhausting work for the final 12 months,” Assefa mentioned post-race. “I didn’t anticipate to run this document.”
Kenya’s Sheila Chepkirui held on for second place in 2:17:49, whereas Tanzania’s Magdalena Shauri ran a nationwide document to take third place in 2:18:41.
Canada’s Elmore runs private finest
Canada’s Malindi Elmore virtually reclaimed her nationwide document (set by Natasha Wodak on this course a 12 months in the past), lacking it by solely 18 seconds. Elmore ran 2:23:30, which is an 80-second private finest and effectively beneath the Olympic customary of two:26:50 for Paris 2024. Elmore, who’s 43, completed in thirteenth place and received the ladies’s masters division. She was additionally the quickest North American feminine.
A ravishing run!! pic.twitter.com/XlH3C1kkvy
— Graham Hood (@grahamhood) September 24, 2023
High 10 outcomes
- Tigist Assefa ETH 2:11:52
- Sheila Chepkirui KEN 2:17:49
- Magdalena Shauri TAN 2:18:41
- Zeineba Yimer ETH 2:19:07
- Senbere Teferi ETH 2:19:21
- Dera Dida ETH 2:19:24
- Workenesh Edesa ETH 2:19:40
- Helen Bekele ETH 2:19:44
- Charlotte Purdue GBR 2:22:17
- Fikrte Wereta ETH 2:23:01
The lads’s race
Eliud Kipchoge received his fifth Berlin Marathon on Sunday in a blazing 2:02:42, solely a minute and a half off his world document time, however the numbers don’t inform the entire story. Although he went by means of the midway mark with a minute’s lead on the chase pack, the double Olympic champion’s power appeared to flag because the end line approached because the chasers gained time on him. Shockingly, he shared the rostrum with two athletes showing of their marathon debuts: 24-year-old Vincent Kipkemoi (2:03:13) of Kenya and 21-year-old Tadese Takele of Ethiopia (2:03:24).
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