Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge shattered his own marathon world record on Sunday, winning the Berlin race with a time of two hours, one minute and nine seconds to shave half a minute off his previous world best, set in the German capital four years ago.
The 37-year-old, who has now won 15 of his 17 career marathons — including two Olympic triumphs and 10 major titles — was in a class of his own, setting a blistering pace along the flat and fast inner-city course on an overcast day to cement his status as the greatest-ever marathon runner.
"I am happy with my preparation and I think I was so fast because of the teamwork," Kipchoge said. "Everything is down to teamwork.