The 37th

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took place on Sunday 26 September 2010 on the streets of

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. The competition was sponsored by German retailer ''real,-'' and it was the third

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of the year, as well as being an

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. A total of 35,227 runners started the race and 34,225 of those managed to complete the 42.195 km

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distance (comprising 26,726 men and 7,499 women).

Patrick Makau Patrick Makau Musyoki (born 2 March 1985) is a runner from Kenya. He is a former world record holder in the marathon—His time of 2:03:38, run at the 2011 Berlin Marathon, was the world record for two years, until it was beaten by Wilson Kipsa ...

was the winner of men's marathon while

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took the women's title. Severin Widmer and Giovanna Turchiarelli were the respective winners of the men's and women's

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races.

Elite marathon race

Headlining the elite men's race were three

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n runners:

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and

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. Makau and Mutai had recorded the fifth and eighth fastest times ever, respectively, at the

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earlier that year. Kiptanui had impressed with a sub-2:06 clocking to win the

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that May, in only his second outing over the distance. Germany's own

Sabrina Mockenhaupt Sabrina Mockenhaupt (born 6 December 1980 in Siegen) is a German long-distance runner who specialises in track events and the marathon. She is a two-time winner of the Cologne Marathon and has also won the Frankfurt Marathon and the Berlin Half ...

was among the contenders for the women's elite race, as were

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n runners

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and

, and Tomo Morimoto of

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Heavy rain throughout the race put an end to any hopes that

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's world record mark from the 2008 edition would be improved. Makau and Mutai were neck-and-neck in the final stretch towards the

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, which served as the race finishing point. Makau pulled away to win the race by a margin of two seconds over Mutai. Ethiopian

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was fifteen seconds behind Mutai and took third place with a personal best time. Aberu Kebede and Bezunesh Bekele were dominant in the women's race and had built up a sizeable lead over the rest of the field by the half-way point. Aberu surged ahead further and won the race with a minute to spare over second-placed Bezunesh. Over a minute behind her, Morimoto was the third to cross the line while Mockenhaupt took a second off her previous personal best for fourth position.Butcher, Pat (2010-09-26)
Makau and Kebede triumph in rainy Berlin

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. Retrieved on 2010-11-14. Although it was the first time in 20 years that the Berlin Marathon was affected by rain, the men's race saw the top three finishers run under two hours and six minutes – a first for the competition renowned for its fast, flat course. The top three runners of each race received points for the World Marathon Majors, with first taking 25 points, second earning 15 points and third gaining 10 points. The points earned at the Berlin Marathon had little overall effect on the series rankings as all points-scorers remained outside of the top four and had little chance of earning further points before the close of the 2009–10 competition at the

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two months later.real,- BERLIN-MARATHON: Makau and Kebede battle the rain to take World Marathon Majors race
Berlin Marathon (2010-09-26). Retrieved on 2010-11-14. The podium finishers each earned a portion of the race prize pot: €40,000 for first, €20,000 for second, and prizes of €17,500 and €15,000 for the men's and women's third placers, respectively. The top three men also earned a significant time bonus of €30,000 for completing the distance in under two hours and six minutes, while women's winner Aberu Kebede received a bonus of €15,000 for her finishing time.

Results

Men

Women

References

External links

Official website
{{World Marathon Majors 2010 Berlin Marathon, 2010 Berlin Marathon

2010 in Berlin