Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge ran the fastest official marathon ever on Sunday, easily winning the Berlin Marathon with a time of 2:01:09.

Kipchoge bested his own world record by 30 seconds. He previously set the world record in 2018 with a time of 2:01:39.

The Berlin Marathon is widely considered one of the fastest marathon courses in the world. The flat course combined with optimal weather helped Kipchoge set the world record.

The two-time Olympic gold medalist was nearly a mile ahead of his closest competition when he crossed the finish line. He defeated Mark Korir by more than four minutes.

Kipchoge appeared to be gunning for more than just a world record to start the marathon. He covered the first half of the marathon in 59:51 giving hopes that he would be the first to officially break the two-hour mark.

"I am overjoyed to have broken the world record in Berlin. I wanted to run the first half so fast," said Kipchoge.

Kipchoge unofficially ran a marathon in under two hours in 2019, but the result was considered unofficial given the event was made specifically for Kipchoge.

The Berlin Marathon is considered one of six Marathon Majors. The race had more than 23,000 finishers.

Tigist Assefa of Ethiopia ran the third-fastest marathon for a woman, covering the 26.2 miles in 2:15:37. Berlin marked her first time winning a major.

Mochi, the dog with the world's longest tongue, has died

Updated: 11:47 PM EDT Nov 6, 2021

Mochi "Mo" Rickert, holder of the record for the longest tongue on a living dog, has died, according to Guinness World Records.The female Saint Bernard's tongue measured 7.3 in, Guinness says. Mochi held the record for five years.Mochi was a rescue dog in Colorado. She made more than a hundred appearances at schools, nursing homes, events for animal rescues and TV. Mochi was featured on the cover of "Amazing Animals," a Guinness World Records book published in 2017.Owner Carla Ernst said in a 2017 video by Guinness that she used Mochi's favorite snack, peanut butter, to show people how far the pooch's tongue could reach.When Mochi was confirmed a record holder, Ernst said, it made "all the water and slobber we've cleaned up over the last six-and-a-half years well worth it."Guinness announced Mochi's death Oct. 20."Mochi had an impact on nearly everyone she met. She rescued so many hearts in her life... what a joy this journey has been," Ernst told Guinness. "She was the most amazing animal ever. We miss our precious furry child!"

Mochi "Mo" Rickert, holder of the record for the longest tongue on a living dog, has died, according to Guinness World Records.

The female Saint Bernard's tongue measured 7.3 in, Guinness says. Mochi held the record for five years.

Mochi was a rescue dog in Colorado. She made more than a hundred appearances at schools, nursing homes, events for animal rescues and TV. Mochi was featured on the cover of "Amazing Animals," a Guinness World Records book published in 2017.

Owner Carla Ernst said in a 2017 video by Guinness that she used Mochi's favorite snack, peanut butter, to show people how far the pooch's tongue could reach.

When Mochi was confirmed a record holder, Ernst said, it made "all the water and slobber we've cleaned up over the last six-and-a-half years well worth it."

Guinness announced Mochi's death Oct. 20.

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"Mochi had an impact on nearly everyone she met. She rescued so many hearts in her life... what a joy this journey has been," Ernst told Guinness. "She was the most amazing animal ever. We miss our precious furry child!"

Tony Bennett sets new Guinness World Record

Updated: 7:46 AM EDT Oct 17, 2021

One thing is for sure: Tony Bennett knows how to keep the music playing.The Grammy Award-winning singer just set a Guinness World Record for being the oldest person to release an album of new material."Love for Sale," a collaboration with Lady Gaga, was released on Oct. 1, and at the time, Bennett was 95 years and 60 days old, according to Guinness.Gaga, 35, said that despite their 60-year age difference, she finds inspiration performing alongside the senior crooner."I see a young boy every time I sing with him, and it just makes the experience of singing so freeing. To have it be about two souls singing together ... and then at the same time, I also take in all his wisdom. The wisdom of all his years," Gaga said in a video released by Interscope Records announcing the record.The new album, which celebrates the music of Cole Porter, is not their first record together. In 2011, Bennett and Gaga recorded the song "The Lady is a Tramp," and three years later they released a collaborative album entitled "Cheek to Cheek."Of course, this isn't the first record he's set in his 70-year career. In fact, Guinness says he holds four others:Oldest person to reach No.1 on the U.S. album chart with a newly recorded album for "Cheek to Cheek."Longest time between UK top 20 albums: 39 years.Oldest person to enter the UK top 20 album chart with "Duets: An American Classic" when he was 80.Longest time between the release of an original recording and a re-recording of the same single by the same artist.Indeed, to quote another tune Bennett recorded, the singer has been living "The Good Life."