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Wilson Kipsang of Kenya crosses the line to win the men's race in the 2014 London Marathon on The Mall in central London on April 13, 2014. World record-holder Wilson Kipsang won the men's London Marathon in a course record two hours, four minutes and 29 seconds as Britain's Mo Farah found life tough on his debut over the distance. AFP PHOTO / LEON NEAL
Former world marathon record holder Wilson Kipsang of Kenya watched the entire race as his compatriot Dennis Kimetto shed 26 seconds off his mark to set a higher bar in winning Sunday’s Berlin Marathon.
Kipsang, the reigning London Marathon Champion, termed Kimetto’s performance in Berlin as impressive and a big challenge to him and other Kenyan runners to try and bring the record further down.
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