Zimbabwean Gilbert Mutandiro (Mr Price) fought off the fierce challenge of South African Lungile Gongqa (Mr Price) to record a thrilling 7 second victory and claim the R20 000 first prize at the Cape Town Marathon 2012 on Sunday 23 September. Mutandiro, who qualified for the … [Read more...]
Moshiywa wins Comrades
Pretoria - South Africa’s Claude Moshiywa on Sunday won the 88th Comrades Marathon. Moshiywa, who completed the race in five hours 32 seconds, became the first South African to win the race since 1992 when it was won by Jetman Mosotho. Sweden’s Jonas Buud came second while … [Read more...]
Costley wins Rotorua
ROTORUA – Rotorua Marathon – 28 April 2012 Phil Costley won the Rotorua Marathon for the third time on Saturday, fifteen years after his first victory. The 42 year old took control of the race at 40km after a two way battle with Blair McWhirter, into a head wind, over the … [Read more...]
Wreford wins Christchurch Marathon 2012
Christchurch Airport Marathon – 3 June 2012 Sam Wreford of Timaru cut nearly two minutes off his previous best time in winning the Christchurch marathon on Sunday in 2h 17m 30s. Wreford had the race under control from the start and finished five minutes clear of Dale Warrander … [Read more...]
Farah wins New Orleans Half
NEW ORLEANS – February, 24, 2013 – Running competitively on the roads for the first time since winning two gold medals at the London Olympics last summer, Mo Farah didn’t have time to acknowledge all the well-wishers along the half-marathon route of … [Read more...]
Davies wins Toronto 2012
Mary Davies slashed nearly ten minutes off her personal best in winning the Toronto Marathon this morning in a time of 2h 28m 57s. The 30 year old former Whangarei runner now based in Ottawa was nearly a minute ahead of Agnes Kiprop of Kenya with a further minute to Radiya Adilo … [Read more...]
Walker wins Auckland Marathon
Adidas Auckland Marathon incorporating New Zealand Championship – 28 October 2012 Australian Rowan Walker had the Auckland Marathon to himself leading a lonely trail from the North Shore across the harbour bridge and up and down Tamaki Drive finishing at Victoria Park in 2h 24m … [Read more...]
Kemboi wins Soweto Marathon 2012
Sunday, 4 November 2012 – Kenya’s Shadrack Kemboi won the men’s title at 20th edition of the Soweto Marathon in 2:16:28. The 26 year-old, along with compatriot Timothy Kibet, lead most of the race, but Kemboi broke away at the 33km mark. “South Africa must remember my … [Read more...]
Wreford wins Southland Marathon
Sam Wreford led just after 100m and carried on from Riverton to Surrey Park in a personal best time of 2h 16m 35s, cutting nearly a minute off his winning time in the Christchurch Marathon in June. It was a great effort for the 29 year old from Timaru considering he was running … [Read more...]
Kogo wins Denver Marathon 2012
DENVER – (September 22, 2012) – The third Sports Authority Rock ‘n’ Roll Denver Marathon & ½ Marathon benefiting the Prostate Cancer Foundation and the inaugural Rock ‘n’ Roll Denver Bike Tour transformed the streets of the Mile High City … [Read more...]