New York City largest ever - again; record 31 marathons worldwide had more than 10,000 finishers in 2013 After its 2012 cancellation due to Hurricane Sandy, the ING New York City Marathon returned to the #1 spot as the world's largest marathon with 50,266 finishers, the first … [Read more...]
Yego wins Athens on Debut
November 10, 2013
Hillary Yego produced a major surprise by taking the Athens Classic Marathon on his debut at the distance. In warm weather with temperatures soaring to well over 20 Celsius the Kenyan, little known on the international scene, ran 2:13:59 on the tough original course, leading from … [Read more...]
Berlin World Record ratified
November 8, 2013
IAAF has ratified the marathon world record set by Wilson Kipsang of Kenya at the BMW BERLIN-MARATHON on 29 September 2013. … [Read more...]
Kenyans dominant in New York 2013
November 4, 2013
With exceptionally high expectations for race performance and participant experience, the ING New York City Marathon returned to the streets of this storied city on Sunday, November 3, and it was a triumphant Sunday or two Kenyan marathoners - Geoffrey Mutai and Priscah Jeptoo. … [Read more...]
Kipruto wins stormy event
October 27, 2013
Kenyans Vincent Kipruto and Caroline Kilel triumphed in the 32nd BMW Frankfurt Marathon, where stormy and wet weather ruined hopes for record performances. Kipruto braved high winds to clock 2:06:15, beating fellow-Kenyan and debutant Mark Kiptoo by just one second. Elijah … [Read more...]
Chebet sets record in Amsterdam
October 20, 2013
Mister Amsterdam fulfilled his favourite role today during the 38th TCS Amsterdam Marathon. Loud cheers were heard when Wilson Chebet entered the Olympic Stadium, and improved the course record with five seconds, with a time of 2.05.36. This signifies his third win in a row, … [Read more...]
Lel, Kebede, Straneo Added to NYC field
October 16, 2013
NEW YORK - 2013 Virgin Money London Marathon champion and 2012–2013 World Marathon Majors leader Tsegaye Kebede, double ING New York City Marathon winner and two-time Virgin Money London champion Martin Lel, and 2013 IAAF World Championships Marathon silver medalist Valeria … [Read more...]
AIMS BMR of the Year 2013 Award
October 16, 2013
A quartet stacked with talent comprising Stephen Kiprotich and Wilson Kipsang on the men’s side and Edna Kiplagat and Priscah Jeptoo for the women are contenders for the AIMS Best Marathon Runner (BMR) of the year Award, which will be presented in Athens to a male and a female … [Read more...]
Adhane wins thrilling contest
October 14, 2013
Ethiopia's Tsegay Adhane ends Kenya's 14-year winning streak at the Marathon Eindhoven … [Read more...]
Eindhoven hoping for sub-2:05
October 9, 2013
Last year, the 2:05:46 winning time of the De Lage Landen Marathon Eindhoven was the ninth fastest in 2012 on a standard course and it can currently boast of also being the ninth fastest marathon in the world on the basis of an average of the top 10 performances in the race. … [Read more...]
