Felix Kandie breaks Athens record

Felix Kandie breaks Athens record

Ten years after Stefano Baldini won the gold medal in the Athens Olympic marathon the course record of the Italian was finally broken by Kenyan Felix Kandie: It was the unheralded Kandie who did it and caused a big surprise in the “Athens Marathon. The Authentic” on...
WMM race down to NYC Marathon

WMM race down to NYC Marathon

Either Kipsang or Kimetto will receive the winner-take-all cheque of $500,000. Fellow Kenyan Rita Jeptoo has already secured the women’s World Marathon Majors title NEW YORK – The 2013-2014 World Marathon Majors series will come to an exciting conclusion in New...

Frankfurt Marathon: Arne Gabius profile

It was a fateful day when Arne Gabius received an email from the renowned coach Renato Canova in the last stages of his build-up to his marathon debut in Frankfurt on Sunday. Gabius was about to put an experiment to the test, as befitted the doctor he is, and see if...
4 Added to NYRR Hall of Fame

4 Added to NYRR Hall of Fame

German Silva, George Spitz, Allan Steinfeld, and Kathrine Switzer — will comprise the 2014 NYRR Hall of Fame class, and former sports editor at the New York Times Neil Amdur, will receive the George Hirsch Journalism Award NEW YORK – Four of distance running’s...