Kirkwood won the 2007 Christchurch marathon

Craig Kirkwood won the Christchurch marathon in 2h 26m 17s, on Sunday. He was through the half way in 70m 20s and went on to beat last year’s winner Jeremy Horne from Australia by a minute and ten seconds. Kirkwood had intended running a qualifying time for the world...

Berlin 2007

Haile Gebrselassie shattered the world record when winning this morning’s Real Berlin Marathon. Gebrselassie clocked the unofficial time of two hours four minutes 26 seconds, a massive improvement on the mark of 2hrs 4mins 55secs which Kenya’s Paul Tergat...

Boston Men 2007

Men’s 2007 Story By Jim O’Brien The 2007 Boston Marathon was a contest with the elements as much as it was a competition between some of the world’s foremost contenders. Although the snowstorms forecast earlier in the week did not materialize, sheets...

London 2007 Summary

London 2007 made for a remarkable event with a stellar field assembled as well as all the intrigue and tact of a who done it thriller. Who done it, simply replaced by who would win. When you have names of the calibre of Kenya’s Paul Tergat and Ethiopia’s...

Lel takes London 2007

London 2007 – Kenya’s Martin Lel learnt from his mistakes of 2006 when he allowed fellow countryman Felix Limo to ‘steal’ a victory from him by way of a sprint finish. On this occasion, Lel was able to right the wrongs of 2006 by out-sprinting...