CHICAGO – Kenya’s Moses Mosop, the debut marathon record holder, today announced he will run the 2011 Bank of America Chicago Marathon, aiming to improve upon his historic first marathon. Mosop’s time of 2:03:06 at the 2011 Boston Marathon is the fastest marathon ever run by a … [Read more...]
Kipsang returns to Frankfurt 2011
June 21, 2011 Leave a Comment
This year’s jubilee edition will see a clash of the past two champions, who had both improved the course record by a significant margin: Kenyans Wilson Kipsang and Gilbert Kirwa will return for the 30th BMW Frankfurt Marathon on 30th October. … [Read more...]
Smith for New York 2011
June 2, 2011 Leave a Comment
Kim Smith to Run the ING New York City Marathon 2011 U.S. 5000 meter record holder Molly Huddle also announces participation in the NYRR 5 on November 5, during ING New York City Marathon weekend; training partners make announcement at NYRR Mighty Milers Fun Run on … [Read more...]
Bostrom wins Copenhagen Marathon 2011
May 25, 2011 Leave a Comment
Mårten Boström wins Copenhagen Marathon 2011 in 2:21:44. Finland’s Mårten Bostrom came to the city of Copenhagen with an ambition of a qualifying time for the Olympics and the ideal of winning the race.Due to the windy conditions on the day the aim of going at a time … [Read more...]
Oosthuizen favourite for Peninsula Marathon 2011
May 4, 2011 Leave a Comment
Comrades gold medallist Johan Oosthuizen will be part of the biggest marathon field since 2005 for the 44th Peninsula Marathon this Sunday 20 February 2011. The event will have the biggest combined field in the event’s history, with just under 3 500 runners taking part – 2 062 in … [Read more...]
Kyui wins Zurich 2011
April 21, 2011 1 Comment
John Kyalo Kyui of Kenya won the Zurich Marathon with a top time of 2:09:59.6, ahead of Russia’s Aleksey V. Solokov and Abraham Tandoy. Daniel Kiptum (Kenya) came in fourth, beating his world record among deaf runners with a time of 2:11:31.1. The Ukrainian Svitlana Stanko … [Read more...]
Mutai, Kilel Win 115th Boston
April 18, 2011 2 Comments
Mutai, Kilel Win Wild 115th Boston Marathon Men's champion produces fastest marathon ever; Davila women's runner-up and Hall fastest American all-time under near perfect racing conditions on historic point-to-point, downhill course By Jim Gerweck, Running USA … [Read more...]
Benoit Samuelson to Run 2011 Boston
April 14, 2011 Leave a Comment
Benoit Samuelson to Run 2011 Boston Marathon Two-time race champion and 1984 Olympic Marathon gold medalist eyes 2012 Olympic Marathon Trials qualifier; four-time champion Bill Rodgers also to serve as Grand Marshal of 115th running BOSTON - (April 11, 2011) - The … [Read more...]
Mocko and Herron win 2011 Napa Valley
April 13, 2011 Leave a Comment
NAPA, Calif. – (March 6, 2011) – Chris Mocko, 25, of Palo Alto, Calif. and Camille Herron, 31, of West Lafayette, Ind. registered victories on Sunday at the 33rd Kaiser Permanente Napa Valley Marathon. For Mocko, the day was particularly memorable. His win, in … [Read more...]
