"I expect that one woman will take the lead from the start and behind her a group will form which would be on course to break 2:20," said Milde. There was no mistake the runner he was referring to is Tirunesh Dibaba.

Milde has assembled the strongest women's field in the history of the Berlin marathon. As a reflection of the race's international attraction, 133 countries will be represented among the 44,389 participants. Berlin marathon is part of the World Marathon Majors Series (WMM) which also comprises Tokyo, Boston, London, Chicago and New York.

"I have heard a lot about the Berlin marathon. I know very well that the course is very fast," said Dibaba, 33, who holds a best time of 2:17:56 when she won in Chicago last year.

"Switching to the marathon wasn't a problem for me. I improved my training in preparation for Berlin and did more volume. I am very well prepared and want to beat my best time on Sunday."

Alongside Cherono and Kiplagat, Dibaba will face home opposition from Aselefech Mergia (2:19:31 and Ruti Aga, who was last year's runner-up clocking 2:20:41.

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