Irina Mikitenko does it yet again: 2:22:11 for a glorious victory in the London marathon 2009

April 26, 2009

German marathoner Irina Mikitenko once again delivered a superb performance to win the 2009 edition of the Flora London marathon. with a world leading time of 2:22:11h. With a great show of front running she destroyed a very deep field of the best marathon women in the world.

After going through halfway in 1:10:53h together with Mara Yamauchi (GBR), Zhou Chunxiu (CHN) and pacemaker Aniko Kalovics (HUN), Mikitenko also fought off her closest competitors and was clear ahead after 35km. Until the finish she could extend her lead to a significant gap of 61 seconds.

Irina Mikitenko (GER) winning the 2009 Flora London Marathon. (picture by Moguli)