Germany - For the first time the Mainova Frankfurt Marathon will have an Olympic champion in the elite field. Vivian Cheruiyot of Kenya, winner of the 5,000m gold in Rio last year, will run the second marathon of her road running career in Frankfurt on October 29. … [Read more...]
Bekele vs Kipchoge and Kipsang in Berlin Marathon
August 30, 2017
The BMW BERLIN-MARATHON will stage a unique contest on September 24: for the first time in the history of the event the top three marathon runners in the world will be on the start line as the Kenyan duo of Eliud Kipchoge and Wilson Kipsang take on Ethiopia’s Kenenisa Bekele. The … [Read more...]
Kipchoge aims for record at Berlin Marathon
July 6, 2017
Berlin Marathon - Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya is currently the best marathon runner in the world. The 2016 Olympic champion is aiming to run faster at the BMW BERLIN-MARATHON on September 24 than his compatriot Dennis Kimetto who set the world record on the renowned fast course in … [Read more...]
Mary Keitany sets Women’s only World Record
April 24, 2017
Kenya’s Mary Keitany took 41 seconds off the women’s-only world record* at the Virgin Money London Marathon, running 2:17:01 at the IAAF Gold Label Road Race on Sunday 23 April 2017. … [Read more...]
Allan Kiprono wins after thrilling battle in Hannover
April 9, 2017
Allan Kiprono and Fate Tola are the winners of the HAJ Hannover Marathon. In what is his biggest career win the Kenyan clocked 2:09:52 in fine but relatively warm weather conditions. … [Read more...]
WMM discusses Jemima Sumgong positive drug test
April 7, 2017
While we are distressed to learn of the reports of Jemima Sumgong's positive drug test, if true, they indicate that we are gaining ground in our long-standing fight against doping. … [Read more...]
Simbu, Kitur take Mumbai Marathon titles
January 16, 2017
Tanzania’s Alphonce Simbu and Kenya’s Bornes Kitur triumphed at the 14th edition of the Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon 2017 on Sunday, winning in 2:09:32 and 2:29:02 respectively to take home first prize cheques of USD$42,000. … [Read more...]
Keitany wins third New York City Marathon title
November 7, 2016
USA - 6th November 2016 - Sunday's New York City Marathon had Mary Keitany displaying her finese in winning the 2016 title, for a hat-trick of wins. In the Men's race the young Eritrean, Ghirmay Ghebreslassie, displayed his supremacy in galloping to a claer victory over his … [Read more...]
Korir, Daska take Frankfurt Marathon titles
November 2, 2016
Frankfurt Marathon 2016 - Mark Korir wins three-way Kenyan contest, Mamitu Daska just holds off Fate Tola’s late surge … [Read more...]
Daniel Wanjiru sets Amsterdam Marathon record
October 17, 2016
Cheered on by thousands of supporters, today Daniel Wanjiru won the 41st TCS Amsterdam Marathon in 2:05.21, setting a new course record. After joining the lead pack around the 34-kilometre mark, the Kenyan broke away in the Vondelpark and went on to cross the finish line in the … [Read more...]
