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Former world champion Eliud Kipchoge leads Kenyan elite runners at the 40th BMW Berlin Marathon on Sunday

Just over 10 years ago, the teenage Eliud Kipchoge sprang into the public consciousness by holding off Hicham El Guerrouj and Kenenisa Bekele to win the 2003 World Championships 5,000m title in one of the most exciting finishes in the history of track running.

Turn the clock forward a decade and the 29-year-old Kenyan is still at the top of his game and will be striving for victory at the 40th BMW Berlin Marathon, an IAAF Gold Label Road Race, on Sunday.

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