3rd time in history both marathon World record holders run in the same race - Sunday Berlin Marathon

Haile and Paula with their bibs

Coming Sunday the 38th BMW Berlin Marathon will see for the 3rd time in history the participation of both the current Men and Women marathon World record holders in a same marathon race:
Haile Gebrselassie of Ethiopia -- 2:03:59 Berlin 2008 and
Paula Radcliffe of Great Britain - 2:17:42 London 2005

The previous two such scenario were in 1989 New York City Marathon (Belayneh Dinsamo and Ingrid Kristiansen) and in 2005 London (Paul Tergat andPaula Radcliffe)