Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge crosses the finish line to win the men's 42nd Berlin marathon, in Berlin, Germany September 27, 2015. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke
BERLIN (Reuters) - Kenyan favourite Eliud Kipchoge shrugged off mid-race footwear problems to win the Berlin marathon on Sunday with a personal best time of two hours, four minutes and one second but missed out on a world record by more than a minute.
The in-form 30-year-old, a winner in London in April, proved a master of the flat, inner-city course, regarded as the fastest in the world, even as his insoles slipped out of his shoes early in the race, winning ahead of fellow Kenyan Eliud Kiptanui and Ethiopia's Feyisa Lilesa.
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