The Marathon, the distance that still puzzles and intrigues most, as well as attracting the most media and public attention. The distance that legends are based upon, from the greats who ran it Emil Zatopek to Carlos Lopes as well as Frank Shorter who surely ignited the running boom in America with his great win in the 1972 Olympic marathon. The development from Jim Peters the first sub 2Hr 20min to the now world best time of Khalid Kannouchi, 2Hr 05min 38sec.

Paul Tergat holds the WR of 2:04:55, and was the first man to break the 2:05 barrier | report |

30 Sept 2007 - Gebrselassie sets new WR of 2:04:26 in Berlin

And don't forget the women, from Joan Benoit winning the inaugural Olympic marathon [1984) to Paula Radcliffe [2:15:25 - 2003] the current world best time holder. And along the way we had the great Norwegians Waitz and Kristiansen who put the women's marathon on the map and in the mind of the public with their great performances.

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The Marathon 2008

USA: Chebii, Ponomarenko Win 9th Country Music Marathon

2008 U.S. Women Olympic Team Trials Review

Kirui breaks Vienna Marathon record in jubilee edition
Kenya’s Abel Kirui won the 25th edition of the Vienna City Marathon with a new course record. The Kenyan clocked 2:07:38 and achieved the first sub 2:08 time in the history of the event.

Zurich Marathon won by Russian Oleg Kulkov
Though the weather and conditions were perfect, the record set for the best time at the Zurich Marathon was not beaten. However, many personal record times were achieved by the participants and expressed with shouts of joy in the finish area.

Tergat 'not fit enough' for Beijing Games
Former marathon world record holder Paul Tergat will not run at this summer's Beijing Olympics.

Copenhagen Marathon, breaking records before it begins!

Kirui and 28000 entries for Vienna Marathon

So when do the threads stating Hall is on drugs begin?

Rotterdam - Winner Kipsang first under 2:06

Lel wins London Marathon in course record time of 2:05.15
Kenya's Martin Lel wins London for the 3rd time ahead of compatriot Sammy Wanjiru in a course record time of 2:05.15. Morocco's Goumri takes 3rd with another Kenyan Mutai 4th and the USA's Ryan Hall registering a 5th place finish in a massive Personal Best of 2:06.17.

Race report - Lel and Mikitenko win at London Marathon

Hall, Kastor and O'Neill - Ready for London and Boston
Team Running USA Athletes - Hall, Kastor and O'Neill - Ready for Marathon Tests in London and Boston. Hall faces formidable Flora London field; favorite Kastor and O'Neill after Beijing berths

Hall, he’s the future, says Olympic champion
London, UK - His Marathon career may be less than a year old, but Ryan Hall is already being hailed as the man of the future, and not just by the entranced running fraternity of the United States.

US Women Contend For Places In Marathon Team
FOLSOM, Calif. - Approximately 125 women line up for the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Women's Marathon in Boston, Mass. on Sunday, April 20, all with the intent to earn a spot on the U.S. Olympic Team.

Cheruiyot and Wami at World Marathon Majors Races This Month
The new era in long distance running continues with a galaxy of the sport’s brightest stars back in action this month as the World Marathon Majors series resumes at the Flora London Marathon and the 112th running of the Boston Marathon.

Gebrselassie opts out of Olympic marathon

Paula Radcliffe pulls out of London Marathon 2008

Marathons partner with Athletics Canada
ING Ottawa and Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathons partner with Athletics Canada to send Canadian marathoners to 2009 World Cup. OTTAWA – Organizers of the ING Ottawa Marathon and the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon have teamed up with Athletics Canada to help send Canadian marathoners to the 2009 World Cup in Berlin.

Jonathan Balzan is Malta’s Fastest Ever
A BMW Malta Marathon and Half-Marathon that opened up with a record number of applications – 1050 at the last count – was enlivened by the setting of a new marathon record by Joshua Kipchumba.

Vienna City Marathon 2008 preview
This year’s Vienna City Marathon will mark a special occasion: When the race will be started on 27th April a couple of hundred thousands of spectators will witness a jubilee event in the capital. It will be the 25th edition of Austria’s biggest and most prestigious road race.

Röthlin wins Tokyo in 2:07:23 Swiss national record
Viktor Röthlin, who won the bronze medal at the 2007 World Championships in Osaka, won the 2008 Tokyo Marathon - an IAAF Road Race Silver Label event - with 2:07:23. It was a course record by more than two minutes, eclipsing the mark of 2:09:45 set by Daniel Njenga last year.

Tergat to miss London Marathon 2008
Former world marathon record holder Paul Tergat will not run in the London Marathon on 13 April as the Kenyan does not believe he is fit enough.

Yamauchi clocks 2:25:10 for Osaka win
Britain's Mara Yamauchi set a personal best time on her way to winning the Osaka International Marathon.

Return Of Defending Champions For Boston 2008
Three-time Boston Winner and World Marathon Majors Champion Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot And 2007 Boston Winner Lidiya Grigoryeva Set To Defend Their Titles On April 21

USA: Dirba, Fulton Win Carlsbad Marathon

Geb sets 2nd fastest time ever at Dubai marathon
Haile Gebrselassie ran the second fastest marathon in history, 2.04.53, to win the Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon on Friday morning, but a suicidal early tempo by the Ethiopian and his pacemakers ruined any chance he had of breaking his own World record of 2.04.26, set in Berlin three months ago.

Eire: Fagan debuts in Dubai marathon with 2:14.06

New Zealand's Michael Aish wins Arizona Marathon
Aish, Zekerios Win P.F. Chang's Rock 'n' Roll Arizona Marathon ... Running Down a Dream: Seven women qualify for 2008 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials

Yingying sets Junior Women's World Marathon best - 2:22:38

The Marathon 2007

Coming back to the roots, speaking about the future
The birthplace of the classical race, the village of Marathon in Greek, was the venue for the first Marathon Symposium of the Association of International Marathons and Road Races (AIMS).

Amsterdam still number one after New York

Cheruiyot, Wami Win Inaugural World Marathon Majors Crowns
The World Marathon Majors crowned its inaugural male and female champions on Monday, November 5 at a ceremony held in New York City.

Kiprotich and Ponomarenko win Athens Marathon