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What is the world record for the marathon

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Haile Gebrselassie, an Ethiopian, holds the world record in the marathon in 2:03:59 set at the Berlin Marathon last year. ChaCha!

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Source: Gebrselassie breaks marathon world record - USATODAY.com | www.usatoday.com

Description: The Ethiopian clocked 2:03:59

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The record holder is Halie Gebrsalassie from Ethiopia at the Berlin Marathon in 2007. The time was 2 hours 4 mins. 26 seconds.

The fastest time ever was 2:03:59 set by Haile Gebrselassie on 9/28/08. The women's fastest time is 2:15:25 Paula Radcliffe.

Haile Gebrselassie owns the marathon world record. The Ethiopian clocked 2:03:59 in winning the 2008 Berlin Marathon.

Haile Gebrselassie broke his own marathon world record in 2008 with a time of 2 hours 4 minutes and 26 seconds. ChaCha for more!

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