Defending champion Wilson Kipsang, 29 of Kenya, in his attempt to break the world record of 2:03:38 set by his compatriot Patrick Makau in Berlin 5 weeks ago missed narrowly by 4 seconds when he won in a brilliant time of 2:03:42 at the 30th edition of BMW Frankfurt Marathon this morning and making him the 4th fastest marathon runner in history behind his countrymen Geoffrey Mutai (2:03:02 Boston 2011), Moses Mosop (2:03:06 Boston 2011) , Patrick Makau (2:03:38 WR Berlin 2011).
The Kenyans took the top 10 finishers' spot with Levy Matebo (2:05:16) and Albert Matebor (2:05:25) finished 2nd and 3rd places respectively
Mamitu Daska of Ethiopia won the women's race in 2:21:59 (PB)
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