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L-R:
Kenyan trio Sammy Korir, Titus Munji and Paul Tergat.
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Korir
was one of Tergat's designated rabbits.
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Despite
five tries at the marathon and a 2:05:48 PR, Tergat
had not yet won one.
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On
a perfect day for running, Tergat shattered Khalid
Khannouchi's...
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...world
record by 43 seconds, running 2:04:55.
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Sammy
Korir finished just one second behind Tergat.
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Tergat
became the first man under 2:05 (and Korir the second).
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Tergat's
other rabbit, Titus Munji (not pictured) finished
third in 2:06:15.
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Tergat
celebrates after the race.
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Tergat
at the awards ceremony.
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Tergat
with the clock.
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Andreas
Espinosa, 40, of Mexico set a masters world record
of 2:08:46.
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Espinosa
broke the record by 1:47 and was only 1:27 off his
own PR.
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Japan's
Yasuko Hashimoto won the women's race in 2:26:32.
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This
was just Hashimoto's third marathon.
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