Dawit wins Hamburg 2012

Dawit wins Hamburg 2012

Marathons can be won and lost in many different ways. Shami Dawit of Ethiopia and Rael Kiyara of Kenya employed a similar tactic to win the men’s and women’s races at the 27th Haspa Marathon Hamburg this morning, attacking between 30 and 40 kilometres, and breaking...

Merrien gets Olympic berth

The British Olympic Association (BOA) announced today that Lee Merrien has been added to Team GB to compete in the men’s marathon at the London 2012 Olympic Games. Merrien was the first British man home in last weekend’s London Marathon in a new personal best time of...
Hamburg Marathon prepares

Hamburg Marathon prepares

With the Spring marathon season drawing to a close, the 27th running of the Haspa Marathon Hamburg on Sunday morning (29th) looks like giving further impetus to the wholesale revision of winning times that has taken place over the last couple of years. Where 2hr 6mins...

Hall to run New York

NEW YORK – (April 25, 2012) – On ING New York City Marathon Opening Day Presented by ASICS, a powerhouse pair of distance runners – U.S. Men’s Olympic Marathon team member Ryan Hall and New Zealand Olympian Kim Smith – were announced as...

Marathon Squad for London 2012

Wilson Kipsang and Mary Keitany lead the Kenyan team for London 2012 It was always going to be a more difficult task for Athletics Kenya to decide who to leave out than whom to select for the London Olympic Games to represent Kenya in the marathon. Below is the...