Kenya's Paul Tergat was the last man to take such a huge step when he broke Khalid Khannouchi's 2:05.38 record in Berlin in 2003 with a time of to 2:04:26.
It was also the largest single improvement on the marathon world record since Derek Clayton improved the mark by 2:23 in 1967.
Meanwhile, celebrations continued in Kenya for the iconic performance with calls for the Kenyan government to honor and reward their star athlete.
Makau has run in over 20 marathons, finishing at least 11 of them ever since his debut in Rotterdam in 2008.
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