BERLIN -- Wilson Kipsang of Kenya did what he said he'd do on Sunday, when he broke the world record in style to win the 40th Berlin Marathon.
After suggesting he was in the form to challenge compatriot Patrick Makau's 2011 time of 2 hours, 3 minutes, 38 seconds set in Berlin, the 31-year-old Kipsang beat the record by 15 seconds to set a new world best of 2:03:23.
"Looking at my marathon progress and career so far, I still think I have the potential to run faster. Anything under 2:03:23 would do," said Kipsang, who was just four seconds short of Makau's time in Frankfurt in 2011.
It was the eighth world record in Berlin in 15 years, strengthening its reputation as the world's fastest course.