Only one of the women taking part in Berlin, American Kiera D’Amato, had previously run under the landmark time.

The women’s field was also one of the fastest in marathon history, with four women beating the two-hour and 20-minute mark. He boasts an unmatched record over the marathon, having now won 15 of his 17 career outings over the event, including not only his two Olympic triumphs but also 10 World Marathon Majors victories.

Kipchoge became just the second man to win four Berlin Marathons, joining Ethiopian Haile Gebrselassie who owned the event from 2006 to 2009. Kipchoge emerged on his own after 25 kilometres and was still on pace for the sub-two-hour mark, but began to slow slightly despite still keeping the world record in his sights. A pod of around seven runners kept up with Kipchoge for the first 10 kilometres before 2021 winners Guye Adola and Belihiu pulled away after 15 kilometres.Īdola was unable to maintain the pace and began to fall back after 18 kilometres, with both Kipchoge and Belihu reaching the half marathon mark in less than an hour.

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