Mutai wins Berlin marathon

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Kenya’s 2010 Boston and 2011 New York Marathon champion Geoffrey Mutai. Photo/PAT BUTCHER  NATION MEDIA GROUP

By AFP
Posted  Sunday, September 30  2012 at  12:36

Kenya's Geoffrey Mutai won Sunday's Berlin marathon in a time of two hours four minutes and 15 seconds, missing out on his attempt to lower the world record of 2:03:38 set here by Patrick Makau last year.

The 30-year-old Mutai was followed across the line one second back by his compatriot, Dennis Kimetto, who was making his marathon debut, with another Kenyan, Geoffrey Kipsang, in third at 2:16:12.

Mutai, winner of the New York marathon in 2011, was going one better in Berlin after filling second behind Makau in 2010.