by maraadmin | Jan 26, 2012 | Dubai, Featured, News, Pre event
The Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon, which celebrates its 13th edition on Friday morning, has been a happy hunting ground for Ethiopian runners in the past, foremost among them former world record holder Haile Gebrselassie, who won here three times. But when Geb...
by maraadmin | Dec 15, 2011 | Amsterdam, Featured, News
As of today, the TCS Amsterdam Marathon has a new logo. The logo was officially unveiled this afternoon by TCS CEO, Mr Natarajan Chandrasekaran, alderman Eric van der Burg and Le Champion’s Director, Simone Richardson, at the official residence of the Major of...
by maraadmin | Nov 27, 2011 | Featured, New York, News
NEW YORK – New rules for guaranteed entry into the ING New York City Marathon, beginning with the 2012 event, have been announced by New York Road Runners officials. Due to the increasing worldwide popularity of marathon running, in recent years the ING...
by maraadmin | Nov 13, 2011 | Athens, Featured, News
In a rare victory for a non-Kenyan in a major marathon, Abdelkerim Boubker of Morocco won the Athens Classic Marathon on Sunday morning, taking exactly one minute off the event record, with 2.11.40. Boubker, 30, had to overcome more than the all-conquering Kenyans,...
by maraadmin | Nov 6, 2011 | Featured, Kenya, New York, News
NEW YORK – (November 6, 2011) – Flashing a large smile and raising his hands towards the sky, Geoffrey Mutai of Kenya broke the tape at the 42nd ING New York City Marathon. Mutai’s winning time was 2 hours, 5 minutes and 6 seconds and over two...
by maraadmin | Nov 6, 2011 | Featured, Kenya, New York, News
New York (November 6, 2011) Four athletes who toed the line for the 2011 ING New York City Marathon were in position to stake a claim to the 2010-2011 World Marathon Majors title – and the decision was up for grabs until late in the race making it the most...
