OLD MUTUAL TWO OCEANS MARATHON ATTRACTS BIGGEST FIELD EVER A record field of over 25 000 runners are expected to line up for the Old Mutual Two Oceans Marathon on Easter Saturday 7 April. The half marathon has attracted the biggest field in the event’s history, with just … [Read more...]
Endale Record at Hartford Marathon
October 16, 2012 Leave a Comment
HARTFORD, Conn. – (October 13, 2012) – The 19th ING Hartford Marathon hosted more than 16,000 participants, who crossed the finish line after marathon, half-marathon or 5K races in downtown Hartford’s Bushnell Park. Abiyot Endale, 26, an Ethiopian runner … [Read more...]
Moiben sets Ottawa Marathon record
May 28, 2012 Leave a Comment
Kenyan Laban Moiben sets new Ottawa Marathon event record Réjean Chiasson and Lisa Avery top Canadian finishers May 27 – OTTAWA – Twenty-eight-year old Kenyan Laban Moiben today broke the Ottawa Marathon event record in a time of 2:09:12, shaving 19 seconds off the previous … [Read more...]
Pirtle-Hall sets St Louis record
April 17, 2012 Leave a Comment
ST. LOUIS – (April 15, 2012) – On Sunday morning, Kenyan Julius Kosgei, 32, from Searcy, AR captured his first GO! St. Louis Marathon title in 2 hours, 28 minutes, 38 seconds. On a day when start temperatures were above 67 degrees and runners fought strong winds, … [Read more...]
Kemei Sets Record at Richmond Marathon
November 14, 2011 Leave a Comment
RICHMOND, Va. – (November 12, 2011) – With a time of 2 hours, 13 minutes, 45 seconds, Kenya’s Kennedy Kemei, 33, set a new course and Virginia state record Saturday morning at the 34th SunTrust Richmond Marathon. The previous record was 2:14:32 set by Andrei … [Read more...]
Podnebesnova aims at Soweto record
November 1, 2011 Leave a Comment
“I’m coming here to break the record,” the words of Russia’s Nina Podnebesnova upon her announcement that she will be running the 2011 Soweto Marathon. Since making her debut at the distance in 2004 in Moscow at their National Championships where she finished 5th, Podnebesnova … [Read more...]
Muskett record and other NZ news
October 3, 2011 Leave a Comment
Further to last week’s Commonwealth 24 hour championships in Wales Val Muskett ran 114km in 12 hours for a new world record for women over 55. Bryan McCorkindale who finished fourth with 222.374km set two world age records for men over 55, for 12 hours and 100 miles. AUCKLAND … [Read more...]
Record Breaking Numbers for St Louis
April 13, 2011 Leave a Comment
Record Breaking Numbers for 11th GO! St. Louis Marathon Event Marathon Relay sells out at 500 teams; new features to enhance participant race experience in 2011 ST. LOUIS – GO! St. Louis, a local not-for-profit organization that specializes in providing fitness events and … [Read more...]
Rothlin wins Tokyo in 2:07:23 Swiss national record
October 19, 2008 Leave a Comment
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. … [Read more...]
