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Tuesday 29 March 2005 Berlin, Germany - Joyce Chepchumba has once again chosen this Sunday's Bewag Berlin Half Marathon (3 April) as her final test race before the London Marathon two weeks later. The Kenyan could become the first athlete to win the Berlin Half Marathon for a record fifth time. The course record holder (68:22 minutes) and defending champion has won the race in 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2004. Opposition in Sunday's race will come from fellow Kenyans Mary Ptikany, Emily Kimuria and Irene Jerotich. Additionally Luminita Zaituc could be in with a chance. The strongest German road runner at present has been 18th in the Olympic Marathon in Athens and then ran to sixth place in New York last year. Kenyan men are looking for their eighth win in ten years in Sunday's race. Patrick Ivuti is the fastest men in the field with a personal best of 59:45. On the slightly downhill course in Lisbon he had run even 14 seconds faster. Other Kenyans to watch will be Joseph Ngolepus, the Berlin Marathon Champion from 2001, and Moses Kipkosgei Kigen. Olympic Marathon silver medallist from 1996, Bong-ju Lee (South Korea), has also entered Sunday's race. It will be his first start in Berlin. A record number of about 18,000 athletes are expected to take part in what is the biggest and best quality German Half Marathon. Jörg Wenig for the IAAF ENDS
