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What is the world record for a marathon?


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

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

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

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