Gebrselassie sets marathon record

Haile Gebrselassie broke the marathon world record in Berlin on Sunday, posting an official time of two hours, four minutes and 26 seconds.The 34-year-old Ethiopian beat the mark of 2:04:55 set by Kenya's Paul Tergat in Berlin in September 2003. Gebrselassie was already 32 seconds inside Tergat's pace at the 10km markand went through halfway at 62.29."This is wonderful, really special," said Gebrselassie, who missed therecord by 61 seconds in the 2006 race.