Ethopia's Milkesa Mengesha a ho hum two hours, three minutes, 17 seconds to beat Kenyan rival Cybrian Kotut on the final kilometre to win the 50th edition of the Berlin Marathon in personal best time on Saturday.
Tigist Ketema, 26, stormed to victory in a stunning solo run and her effort of two hours, 16 minutes and 42 seconds was more than two minutes ahead of fellow Ethopians Mestawot Fikir and Bosena Mulatie.
A record 58,212 runners from 161 countries had registered for the anniversary edition of the race.