I left for Europe for a change of scenery. My first stop was Germany for the Berlin marathon which I had been preparing for over the New Zealand winter.

The day of the 41st Berlin Marathon (28 September) was perfect with a very slight breeze and blue skies, I mean perfect and I can do no justice describing it. The German commentators said “Eine unglaubliche wundershoenes tag!”

This was also a historic day for marathoners as Dennis Kimetto of Kenya broke the marathon world record with a time of 02:02:57 (That’s 2hours 2mins and 57seconds). Previous record held by Wilson Kipsang of Kenya on the same course.

I managed to complete the 42.2km in 3:26. Happy with that with everything that has happened the last year.