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30 March 2014
The Berlin Half Marathon took place in Berlin for the 34rd time this year. In total 30.817 runners came to this year’s edition of the Berlin Half Marathon. International Topstar in the field was Kenian Leonard Komon. Top Europeans in the biggest German halfmarathon were André Pollmächer and Sabrina Mockenhaupt. Mockenhaupt was a favourite in the women’s division. Komon holds the world record over 10 and 15km and this is Leonard Komons first Halfmarathon.
Berlin Half Marathon 2014 – Wrap up
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Running his debut at the distance Leonard Komon won the 34th Vattenfall BERLIN HALF MARATHON with a world-class time of 59:14, just edging out fellow-Kenyan Abraham Cheroben in a sprint finish. While 26 year-old Komon clearly missed the world record (58:23) he wanted to break, the Kenyan still had plenty to celebrate: His time is an unofficial world debut record. He improved the mark of Moses Mosop by six seconds. Fellow-Kenyan Mosop clocked 59:20 in Milan in 2010.
Berlin Half Marathon 2014 – Men’s race
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In the women’s race Kenya’s Agnes Mutune and Tadelech Bekele led from the beginning. With little more than two kilometres to go 22 year-old Bekele moved ahead. The pace was not as fast as expected and with the wind during the second half Bekele missed out on a sub 70 minutes finish. Clocking 70:05 she was eight seconds ahead of Mutune (70:13). “I am happy with this win and it is my plan to prepare for a marathon,” Bekele said. Running in third position for most of the race Germany’s Sabrina M...
Berlin Half Marathon 2014 – Women’s race
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