“I realised [I’d broken the record] when finishing the race because I had been so focused on competing with my friend, Yomif [Kejelcha],” said Sawe afterwards. “Finally, he dropped and at the Finish Line I saw I was there in 1:59. And that’s when I realised.
This year, over 11,000 runners from more than a hundred countries around the world will stand at the start of the main race
Assefa, who ran 2:15:50 last year, plans to go out at world-record pace as she targets another landmark run.
As for the result itself (4:43:32), Wilfried Köhnke is, of course, more than satisfied. He is well prepared and full of hope for finishing his 50th BERLIN MARATHON on 27 September 2026.
With Heartbreak Hill in view, Korir made his own move; by 20 miles he’d built a lead that read 7 seconds by the clock but was insurmountable by its feel. “We just tried to catch him, but he went, so we didn’t,” said Alphonce Felix Simbu of Tanzania,
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