Holy Makau! What a marathon!

Makau breaks world record in Berlin Marathon - Sports- NBC Sports: "Patrick Makau of Kenya broke the world record to win the Berlin Marathon on Sunday.

Makau pulled away after 27 kilometers and finished in 2 hours, 3 minutes, 38 seconds.

Haile Gebrselassie of Ethiopia, who held the previous record of 2:03.59, pulled up after Makau's breakaway and seemed on the verge of giving up when he stopped running and bent over, but resumed the race.

For several kilometers he was second, about two minutes behind Makau, but appeared to have finally given up before the finish.

Gebrselassie had won four successive Berlin marathons from 2006 and set his world record in 2008.

Makau also won last year's race in driving rain. Sunday's race on Berlin's flat course took place in sunny, mild conditions."

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