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...
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...
Chepkwony takes Zurich title

Chepkwony takes Zurich title

Demanding conditions, thrilling races and a ticket for London’s Olympic Games At the 10th anniversary of the Zurich marathon, the weather put the participants to a tough test. Nevertheless, more than 7600 starters made it to the finish. The men’s race was won by...
Run for the record

Run for the record

The countdown to the 10th anniversary of the Zurich Marathon has started and the starting fields for the marathon, Teamrun and 10km cityrun stand. During this Sunday’s Zurich Marathon not only the 8,584 runners will be offered a beautiful landscape and fast route, the...
Mutai looks to defend despite recent illness

Mutai looks to defend despite recent illness

Emmanuel Mutai is determined to defend his London Marathon title on Sunday, despite contracting typhoid last month. The Kenyan missed some training after catching the fever a month ago, but he needs to set a good time to earn his place on his country’s Olympic...