Makau sets world record in Berlin Marathon

Haile Gebrselassie lost the race against time when Patrick Makau shattered his marathon world record and ended an era of two decades dominated by arguably the greatest distance runner in history.His lungs seizing up and struggling for air after more than 27 kilometres (17 miles) of the Berlin Marathon, Gebrselassie finally quit shortly after kilometre 35.By then, Makau was more than two minutes ahead on his own and on the way to the German capitals landmark Brandenburg Gate and a new world record.I was hoping to gain a lot of experience but not to win, Makau said after slashing 21 seconds from Gebrselassies old mark.Makau pulled away after 27 kilometres and finished in 2 hours, 3 minutes, 38 seconds.I want to congratulate Patrick Makau with his WR, it is great to see a new generation and I would love to race them for some time, Gebrselassie wrote on Twitter.Gebrselassie, whose previous record stood at 2:03.59, pulled up after Makaus breakaway and seemed on the verge of giving up when he stopped running and bent over, holding his chest. After about a minute, he resumed the race.It was a disappointing result today, I really trained well for a fast time, but under WR was too fast for me today, he tweeted.At 27K I got problems with my lungs again. I am sure I will get it under control as it is still my dream to compete at London 2012