<p> Kenenisa Bekele admitted he was disappointed to have missed the world record by six seconds on Sunday as the Ethiopian won the Berlin marathon ahead of former winner Wilson Kipsang.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The ex-Olympic 5,000M and 10,000M champion crossed the finish line in an official time of two hours 03min 03sec -- just short of Dennis Kimetto's world record of 2:02:57 set here in 2014.<br /><br />Bekele's time was an Ethiopian national record and he took two minutes off his personal best.<br /><br />"It went according to plan," said Bekele, who finished third at this year's London marathon.<br /><br />"I wanted to beat my personal best. I ran a fantastic time, but I'm just a little disappointed to miss the world record by a few seconds."<br /><br />Bekele pocketed 70,000 euros ($78,585) for winning the race, but those six seconds cost him the 50,000 bonus he would have landed had the world record fallen. Kipsang, who won the 2013 Berlin Marathon in a then-world record time, finished ten seconds back in 2:03:13 and fellow Kenyan Evans Chebet took third in 2:05:31.<br /><br />"I am happy to have run a personal best and he (Bekele) ran a fantastic race," said Kipsang, who ran ten seconds faster than the 2:03:23 then-world record he ran here three years ago.<br />Bekele ran the second fastest time ever, just six seconds away from Kimetto's record, and Kipsang's time was the fourth fastest.<br /><br />In the women's race, Aberu Kebede, claimed her third Berlin win, in 2:20:45 ahead of Birhane Dibaba, who finished 3:13 minutes back, and Ruti Aga at 3:57 in an Ethiopian sweep.<br /><br />Results: Men: Kenenisa Bekele (Ethiopia) 2:03:03, 1; Wilson Kipsang (Kenya) 2:03:13, 2; Evans Kiplagat Chebet (Kenya) 2:05:31, 3. <br /><br />Women: Aberu Kebede (Ethiopia) 2:20:45, 1; Berhane Dibaba (Ethiopia) 2:23:58, 2; Ruti Aga Sora (Ethiopia) 2:24:41, 3.</p>
<p> Kenenisa Bekele admitted he was disappointed to have missed the world record by six seconds on Sunday as the Ethiopian won the Berlin marathon ahead of former winner Wilson Kipsang.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The ex-Olympic 5,000M and 10,000M champion crossed the finish line in an official time of two hours 03min 03sec -- just short of Dennis Kimetto's world record of 2:02:57 set here in 2014.<br /><br />Bekele's time was an Ethiopian national record and he took two minutes off his personal best.<br /><br />"It went according to plan," said Bekele, who finished third at this year's London marathon.<br /><br />"I wanted to beat my personal best. I ran a fantastic time, but I'm just a little disappointed to miss the world record by a few seconds."<br /><br />Bekele pocketed 70,000 euros ($78,585) for winning the race, but those six seconds cost him the 50,000 bonus he would have landed had the world record fallen. Kipsang, who won the 2013 Berlin Marathon in a then-world record time, finished ten seconds back in 2:03:13 and fellow Kenyan Evans Chebet took third in 2:05:31.<br /><br />"I am happy to have run a personal best and he (Bekele) ran a fantastic race," said Kipsang, who ran ten seconds faster than the 2:03:23 then-world record he ran here three years ago.<br />Bekele ran the second fastest time ever, just six seconds away from Kimetto's record, and Kipsang's time was the fourth fastest.<br /><br />In the women's race, Aberu Kebede, claimed her third Berlin win, in 2:20:45 ahead of Birhane Dibaba, who finished 3:13 minutes back, and Ruti Aga at 3:57 in an Ethiopian sweep.<br /><br />Results: Men: Kenenisa Bekele (Ethiopia) 2:03:03, 1; Wilson Kipsang (Kenya) 2:03:13, 2; Evans Kiplagat Chebet (Kenya) 2:05:31, 3. <br /><br />Women: Aberu Kebede (Ethiopia) 2:20:45, 1; Berhane Dibaba (Ethiopia) 2:23:58, 2; Ruti Aga Sora (Ethiopia) 2:24:41, 3.</p>