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34-year-old Ethiopian Haile Gebrselassie set a new world record for the marathon with his 2:04:26 win at the 2007 Berlin Marathon this weekend. This took nearly 30 seconds off the previous WR set by Paul Tergat at the 2003 Berlin Marathon. It works out to be a 4:45/min mile - yowza!

"Geb" is considered one of the nicest guys on the marathon tour, and has broken many records in the 5k, 10k, and marathon distance on his way to four world championships, two Olympic gold medals, and numerous wins. Those that say he is the best endurance runner to ever have lived now have one more piece of evidence. RunnersWeb has a bit about Geb's upbringing on their site.

Gete Wami of Ethiopia won the women's race in a time of 2:23.17, successfully defending her title. A great race day for Ethiopia!

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