by maraadmin | Feb 24, 2013 | Featured, Hong Kong, Kenya, News
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...
by maraadmin | Jan 25, 2013 | Dubai, Ethiopia, Featured, Kenya, News
It was Ethiopians all the way, as they swept their Kenyan rivals from the board in both men’s and women’s races at the 14th Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon, on a foggy Friday morning in the Emirates. Lelisa Desisa, 23, only got away from his rivals in the final 200...
by maraadmin | Jan 24, 2013 | Dubai, Featured, News, Pre event
Yemane Tsegay is looking to extend Ethiopia’s recent domination of the Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon on Friday morning, but with a prize pot of close to a million dollars, and a super-fast course to entice the speed merchants, there is no shortage of both...
by maraadmin | Jan 21, 2013 | Amsterdam, Awards, Featured, News
The TCS Amsterdam Marathon has received the Gold Label for Road Races from the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). “It is a great honour that we have received the highest rating from the IAAF,” said director of Le Champion, Simone...
by maraadmin | Dec 22, 2012 | Dubai, Featured, News, 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...
by maraadmin | Nov 11, 2012 | Athens, Featured, Kenya, News
Raymond Bett’s foresight paid off, as the Kenyan confidently strode along the road from Marathon to Athens, to win the 30th edition of the Athens Classic Marathon in a race record of 2.11.35. On the original marathon course, created for the inaugural modern...
