. "It's a good course and if the weather is good and the pace goes well, it is possible."Kipsang will face stiff competition from his fellow countryman Patrick Makau. As the marathon world-record holder (2:03:38, Berlin, 2011) and winner of the 2012

At the Alphen (NED) 20K held on 12 Mar 2006, Haile Gebreselassie ran a 1:11:37 for 25km, well under the previously fastest reported time of 1:12:45 set by Paul Kosgei (KEN) at the Berlin (GER) 25km on 09 May 2004.How can a runner set a record for 25

's triumph in the face of Nazism with four golds at Berlin's 1936 Olympics to Joan Benoit winning the inaugural women’s marathon in 1984. That’s before we even get to the Paralympics. Baroness Grey-Thompson summed up the impact of the Paralympics perfectly