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| Patrick Makau of Kenya crosses the finish line in the Fukuoka International Marathon on December 7, 2014. Makau won the race with a time of 2 hours 8 minutes 22 seconds ahead of Raji Assefa of Ethiopia. AFP PHOTO / JIJI PRESS JAPAN OUT |
Patrick Makau shrugged off almost two years of injuries woes and racing disappointments to win the 68th edition of the famous Fukuoka Marathon in 2:08:22 on Sunday.
It was around two minutes adrift of what Makau had said before the race that he was hoping to run, and almost five minutes shy of his former world record and personal best of 2:03:38 set in the 2011 Berlin Marathon, but Makau told local reporters that he was still happy with his performance and his return to winning ways after struggling to find his form since his win at the 2012 Frankfurt Marathon.
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