Apr 14, 2002 - Men's World Record
Khalid Khannouchi (USA) - 2:05:38
London Marathon, London, England
At the 2002 London Marathon, Khalid Khannouchi, now running for America, outran running legends Haile Gebrselassie of Ethiopia and Paul Tergat of Kenya while breaking his own three-year-old world record by four seconds and setting a new one of 2:05:38.
Sep 28, 2003 - Men's World Record
Paul Tergat (Kenya) - 2:04:55
Berlin Marathon, Berlin, Germany
At the 2003 Berlin Marathon, Paul Tergat of Kenya smashed Khalid Kannouchi's world record by 38 seconds and became the first runner to finish the marathon in under 2:05:00. This was Tergat's first marathon victory despite owning several of the top all-time finishes in narrow defeats. Tergat narrowly beat out his countryman and pacemaker Sammy Korir by 1 second.