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What is the world record for a marathon

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On Sep 28, 2008, Haile Gebrselassie (Ethiopia) ran a record marathon in 2:03:59. ChaCha!

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Source: Marathon Records | www.marathonguide.com

Nov 07, 08:38am

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The world marathon record time is 2:03:59. Haile Gebrselassie won this record in Berlin on 9/28/08. Thanks for using ChaCha!

Apr 08 2009, 10:56am | Source: MarathonGuide.com - Marathon Records | www.marathonguide.com

Haile Gebrselassie broke his own marathon world record in 2008, becoming the first runner to finish under 2 hours, 4 minutes.

Mar 06 2009, 06:17pm | Source: Gebrselassie breaks marathon world record - Other sports- nbcsports.msnbc.com | www.msnbc.msn.com

Haile Gebrselassie holds the record at 2 hours, 3 minutes, 59 seconds. Thanks!

Feb 13 2009, 04:54pm | Source: The Associated Press: Gebrselassie breaks marathon world record | ap.google.com
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