Irina Mikitenko of Germany won the women's race in an unofficial time of 2:19:19. ADDIS ABABA, Nov 24 (Reuters) - Ethiopian Olympic gold medallist and national hero Haile Gebrselassie pledged on Wednesday to join the fight against rebellious forces in his country, after. 'The weather was perfect, the race was perfect and the crowd was perfect.' James Kwambai was second in 2:05:36, with fellow Kenyan Charles Kamathi third in 2:07:48. 'Everything was perfect,' Gebrselassie told German TV after crossing the line on a sunny but cool Berlin morning. He was an exceptional athlete running at the highest level for about two decades. Haile, a two-time Olympic gold medalist, is considered one of the greatest runners in the history of athletics. Gebrselassie, who opted not to run the marathon at last month's Beijing Olympics because of concerns about the pollution, dropped the last of his challengers with around six kilometres left and his victory was never in doubt. Haile Gebreselassie is an Ethiopian retired long-distance runner, marathoner, national hero, and successful businessman. Wearing his distinctive yellow vest and yellow shoes, the 35-year-old was inside the required pace from the start and at the halfway stage already 25 seconds faster than his split time last year. Gebrselassie clocked an official time of two hours three minutes 59 seconds to beat the time of 2:04:26 he set in Berlin 12 months ago, when he took the world record from Paul Tergat. BERLIN - Ethiopia's Haile Gebrselassie shattered his own world marathon record in Berlin on Sunday when he became the first man to run under two hours four minutes.

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