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...

Pavey withdraws from Worlds

UKA announces the withdrawals of Jo Pavey and Louise Damen from the women’s marathon team set to compete at the IAAF World Championships at Daegu, Korea, in August. Pavey (coach: Gavin Pavey) has sustained a minor foot injury and has had to ease off her required...
Dubai 2013 pre-event

Dubai 2013 pre-event

With another record breaking distance running year drawing to a close, it won’t be long until the Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon races into 2013 in a similar direction, in just over a month’s time. Debutant Ayele Abshero of Ethiopia led a quartet under 2.05 last...

Europeans truimph in Dallas

DALLAS – Vladimir Safranov of Russia and Nastassia Padalinskaya of Belarus won the 43rd MetroPCS Dallas Marathon, benefiting Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children. The event recorded 4,866 finishers in the marathon race, 9,872 in the half-marathon. Runners...

Radcliffe moment of truth

It should be a match made in heaven, the women’s marathon world record holder finally running on the universally recognised fastest marathon course in the world. But it’s been two years since Paula Radcliffe ran a 42.195k race, finishing fourth in New York 2009, and,...