by maraadmin | Jan 27, 2012 | Dubai, Featured, News
Ayele Abshero and his Ethiopan colleagues turned the marathon tide substantially this morning, Friday, in a Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon which rewrote the record books. Abshero, just past 21, ran the fastest winning debut in history, taking the title in an...
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 | Jan 24, 2012 | Newsfeed
MIAMI – (January 17, 2012) – As the ING Miami Marathon and Half-Marathon continues to grow, with race entries approaching 25,000 in 2012, the economic impact that the race has on the South Florida economy continues to surge along with it. The event, set...
by maraadmin | Jan 13, 2012 | Newsfeed
In Houston, $ 500,000 at stake as men, women compete for first time at same venue; same day NBC 2-hour broadcast HOUSTON – (January 10, 2012) – On Saturday, January 14, more than 300 of America’s top distance runners will take to the streets 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...
