Maisei wins Hong Kong 2013

Maisei wins Hong Kong 2013

After two years of rehearsals and reversals, Julius Maisei of Kenya got it right the third time, and won the 17th edition of the Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon on Sunday morning, in 2.14.18. Maisei had finished second here two years ago, and fourth, albeit just...

Andrea Lalli to Zurich 2014

It is a time of year when many athletes have their mind concentrated on the major indoor event of the winter, but Italian Andrea Lalli is a bit different. Instead of focussing on Göteborg in 23 days’ time, Lalli is already counting down to Zurich in 551 days and...

Four Marathon Challenges For London Student

A twenty-year-old, London student will be taking on a special challenge when he runs in the Virgin London Marathon on 17th April, to help raise funds for The Children’s Trust, a charity that helped him in his recovery following an accident, which left him with...

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...

Women Marathon Title up for Grabs

Wednesday, 30 January 2013 – Around 50 female athletes will travel to Oudtshoorn this Sunday, 3 February, to vie for the coveted title of SA Marathon Champion.  Defending Champion Charne Bosman, has withdrawn from the Championships in order to concentrate on the...