The 2018 Berlin Marathon was the 45th edition of the Berlin Marathon. The marathon took place in Berlin, Germany, on 16 September 2018 and was the fourth World Marathon Majors race of the year. The men's race was won by Eliud Kipchoge, who set a new world record time of 2:01:39. The women's race was won by Gladys Cherono in a time of 2:18:11.
Men's race Eventual winner Eliud Kipchoge began the race with three pacemakers dedicated to him. After 5 km the gap between him and the Kipsang group was 9 seconds. After 15 km two of the pacemakers were unable to continue pacing him. The remaining pacemaker dropped out after 25 kilometres, leaving Kipchoge to cover the final 17 km alone. Kipchoge had planned to run with a pacemaker through 30 km; this adversity "was unfortunate," he reflected post-race, "but I had to believe". Kipchoge accelerated, covering the second half (1:00:33) of the race faster than the first half (1:01:06). In sunny weather conditions, the temperature was 14 °C (57 °F) during the start and 18 °C (64 °F) when Kipchoge crossed the finish line.
Before the race, Kipchoge stated that he planned to run a new personal best. The prize money he made for his Berlin run was €120,000, consisting of €30,000 for finishing in less than 2:04 hours, €40,000 for the win and a further €50,000 for setting a new world record. The world record set during this run was the 8th world record in 20 years in the men's marathon at the Berlin marathon. During the run, Kipchoge used Nike Zoom Vaporfly 4% shoes.
The pace during the run averaged to 2:53/km (4:38/mile). The second half of the race in 1:00:33, and the last 10 km was covered in 28:33.
It was the most evenly paced marathon ever recorded, with the fastest 5 km interval covered in 14:18 and the slowest in 14:37, a difference of only 19 seconds.
Results Men
Position Athlete Nationality Time Eliud Kipchoge 2:01:39 Amos Kipruto 2:06:23 Wilson Kipsang 2:06:484 Shogo Nakamura 2:08:165 Zersenay Tadese 2:08:466 Yuki Sato 2:09:187 Okubay Tsegay 2:09:568 Daisuke Uekado 2:11:079 Willy Canchanya 2:12:5710 Bart van Nunen 2:13:0911 Wellington Da Silva 2:13:43 12 Vagner Da Silva Noronha 2:14:5713 Fernando Cabada 2:15:0014 Nick van Peborgh 2:15:0415 Thomas De Bock 2:15:1916 Kenta Murayama 2:15:3717 Brendan Martin 2:16:2618 Malcolm Hicks 2:16:2819 Paul Martelletti 2:16:3920 Julian Spence 2:17:2921 Luis Orta 2:17:4822 Gary O'Hanlon 2:19:0623 Gerd Devos 2:19:1424 Berihun Wuve 2:19:4525 Brady Threlfall 2:19:5326 Valentin Harwardt 2:19:5427 Antonio Cardona 2:20:1828 Jeffrey Seelaus 2:20:5229 Ruben Sança 2:21:0130 Dirk Hübner 2:21:01
Women Position Athlete Nationality Time Gladys Cherono 2:18:11 Ruti Aga 2:18:34 Tirunesh Dibaba 2:18:554 Edna Kiplagat 2:21:18 5 Mizuki Matsuda 2:22:23 6 Helen Tola 2:22:48 7 Honami Maeda 2:25:23 8 Carla Salomé Rocha 2:25:27 9 Miyuki Uehara 2:25:4610 Rei Ohara 2:27:2911 Rachel Cliff 2:28:53 12 Lyndsay Tessier 2:30:47 13 Inés Melchor 2:32:09 14 Andrea Deelstra 2:32:41 15 Dawn Grunnagle 2:34:56 16 Emma Spencer 2:37:05 17 Cristina Jordán 2:37:14 18 Teresa Montrone 2:37:35 19 Caitlin Phillips 2:37:4820 Matea Parlov 2:38:0521 Arianne Raby 2:39:3722 Catherine Watkins 2:40:11 23 Alexandra Cadicamo 2:40:3724 Tomomi Sawahata 2:40:5025 Stephanie Davis 2:41:1626 Séverine Hamel 2:41:3427 Amanda Nurse 2:41:4828 Rachel Hannah 2:42:5729 Sarah Klein 2:43:2930 Marie Zanderson 2:44:27
References
External links Berlin Marathon