Patrick Makau wins Rotterdam Marathon 2010

Dutch road races are good for Patrick Makau. The 25-year-old stormed to the fourth fastest marathon of all time with his 2:04:48 victory at Rotterdam on Sunday.

On March 14, he ran his ninth half marathon at The Hague, winning in 59:51.

"The victory in The Hague was the decision to start in the Rotterdam marathon. Makau told IAAF.

"I had injury problems since last year. The half marathon in The Hague gave me the feeling that everything was okay, Makau said.

And Makau showed he was okay, kicking away from Geoffrey Mutai over the final kilometre for his remarkable victory. After 32 kilometres, young Ethiopian Feyisa Lelisa (20), broke away from a group of ten. Pressing the pace, the group broke. Makau, Mutai and a third Kenyan, Vincent Kipruto, followed, with the quartet running together behind Lelisa.

The four passed the 35Km marker in 1:43:52, when Lelisa, and then Kipruto, fell back. In the final seven kilometres, it became a duel between Makau and Mutai, with the winner mostly leading before making his final break.

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[AkRunSim4]

it's crazy to think about what these guys did after this race.

mutai won the boston marathon in the fastest marathon ever, and then broke the course record in nyc,

and makau went on to break the world record...officially.

in the marathon, these guys are the fastest in the world.

#EPIC

[trishaashraf]

He just broke the world record this morning in Berlin. Classic run.

[jvcex]

thanx for uploading