2012 Berlin Marathon
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The 2012 Berlin Marathon was the 39th edition of the annual marathon event and was held on Sunday 30 September on the streets of Berlin, Germany. An IAAF Gold Label Road Race, it was the third World Marathon Majors event to be held that year. Geoffrey Mutai won the men's race in a time of 2:04:15 hours and Aberu Kebede was the women's winner in 2:20:30. A total of 34,377 people finished the marathon race.
Men's winner Geoffrey Mutai (right) running in Berlin
Winner Geoffrey Mutai (left) improved on his runner-up finish in Berlin in 2010.
Women's winner Aberu Kebede in a group at Kilometer 37
Paralympic gold medallist Heinz Frei was runner-up in the men's wheelchair race.
Masakazu Fujiwara
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Masakazu Fujiwara, in Japanese 藤原正和, is Japanese long-distance runner, who specializes in the marathon. He has a personal best of 2:08:12 hours for the event. He was the 2013 Japanese champion in the marathon and won the 2010 Tokyo Marathon. He trains at Honda Sports team.
