Posted on 25 September 2011. Tags: berlin, haile gebrselassie, marathon, patrick makau, photos, running, world record
Kenya’s Patrick Makau destroyed Ethiopian Haile Gebrselassie world record in the marathon when he ran a 2:03:38 at the 38th Berlin Marathon on Sunday in Berlin, Germany. Makau broke Gebrselassie’s world record by 21 seconds.
2011 Berlin Marathon Live Blog & Photos
Haile had the lead and set the pace for most of the race before stepping off the course around the 27th km with what appeared to be either a side cramp or bad back. He started back but was unable to finish.
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