Press Release BERLIN RUNS: Dennis Kimetto breaks world record in BIG 25 Berlin
Press Release BERLIN RUNS: Dennis Kimetto breaks world record in BIG 25 Berlin
PRESS RELEASE –
breaks world record in BIG 25
Dennis Kimetto stormed to a
world record at the BIG 25 Berlin: KenyaÂ’s 28 year-old newcomer crossed
the finish line of the traditional 25 k race in 1:11:18. Caroline
Chepkwony (
It was only the third time Dennis Kimetto competed in a
race outside
A very fast menÂ’s race developed right from the start. A
leading group of six runners passed the 5 k mark in , then reached the 10 k point after 28:21 and the 15 k
point in 42:46 minutes. They were well inside the world record at these
points and kept the pace high. After 17 k Ethiopians Aschalew Neguse
Meketa and Belay Asefa Bedada were dropped and it became an all Kenyan
affair in the leading group. Soon after that at the start of a slight
uphill stretch Edwin Kiptoo lost contact as well. Dennis Kimetto and
Wilfred Kigen were running together with Jacob Kendagor. Kendagor had
been entered as a pacemaker, but then decided to continue to the finish.
While he could not match the pace of Kimetto and Kigen in the final
stages he still ran a strong for third place.
It was between
23 and 24 k when Dennis Kimetto broke away from Wilfred Kigen and then
stormed into the Olympic Stadium to become a world record holder. Kigen
clocked for second and was also faster than the former world
record holder. Edwin Kiptoo (
“It had been our aim to break the record. We knew
throughout the race that we were on time to do it,” said Dennis Kimetto,
who hopes to be selected for the Kenyan team for the World Half Marathon
Championships in October. “Next year I want to run my marathon debut.
And the long term goal in the marathon will be the world record,” the 28
year-old said.
In contrast to the menÂ’s race the womenÂ’s leading group
broke up soon after the 5 k mark. From then on Caroline Chepkwony built
a big lead. Guided by a pacemaker she passed the 10 k mark in a very
fast 32:11 minutes. She could not match this pace on the second half,
but she was very happy with her time. is the third fastest winning
time in the history of the event. The course record and world record of
Mary Keitany (Kenya/1:) were out of reach. “This is a
great course and it is very fast. I was around one minute faster than I
had planned,” said 27 year-old Caroline Chepkwony, who was well ahead of
Taemo Shumye Woldegebriel (Ethiopia/1:25:21) and
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