There was also a stunning breakthrough for Ethiopia’s Tigist Assefa in the women’s race as she smashed the course record by more than two minutes with 2:15:37, becoming the third-fastest woman in history. Albertson, who was one of the top Americans in each of the last two years, said it’s just like other sports where the best team gets everyone else’s best effort.Eliud Kipchoge sliced half a minute from his own world record* to win the BMW Berlin Marathon, clocking a sensational 2:01:09 at the World Athletics Elite Platinum Label road race on Sunday (25). “Eliud’s arrival in Boston is beyond much-anticipated,” said Jack Fleming, the president of the Boston Athletic Association, which pursued Kipchoge for years before he committed last year with a handshake and the word: “Finally.”Įven the other competitors are looking forward to lining up against him, knowing that a win with Kipchoge in the field would be especially meaningful. Kipchoge also had his own news conference on Friday after the traditional pre-race scrum where the other elite athletes were distributed around tables in a hotel ballroom. “I don’t mind about time,” he said, “but I will try to win.”ĭuring a training run along the Charles River this week, gawkers were shocked to see a world-class athlete in their midst. ![]() ![]() He said he knows it is not a course that lends itself to fast times, and he would be quite satisfied to win a slower and more tactical race.
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