Marathon World Record Holders – Haile Gebrselassie & Paula Radcliffe
In the 2007 Berlin marathon, Haile Gebrselassie lowered the world record held by Kenya’s Paul Tergat by 29 seconds to 2:04:46. It works out to a 4:45 mile pace.
Women’s marathon world record holder, Paula Radcliffe, resumed running after a 21 month break and giving birth to a baby girl, at the Great North Run half marathon, coming second behind Kara Goucher who finished in 66:57 setting a new American record and the fastest half marathon in the world this year. Paula set the World record during the 2003 London Marathon, with a time of 2:15:25.
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