Eliud Kipchoge Smashes His Own Marathon Record

Eliud Kipchoge not only won the men's division in Sunday's Berlin Marathon, he beat the world record he himself set on the same course in 2018. The 37-year-old Kenyan runner, called the best marathon runner in the world, finished in 2:01:09, 30 seconds faster than his previous world record, NPR reports. The second-place winner was nearly five minutes behind the Olympic gold medalist, per the New York Times. Ethiopia's Tigist Assefa won the women's race in a course record of 2:15:37; the combined time of the winning runners made it the fastest Berlin Marathon ever. (More Eliud Kipchoge stories.)