BOSTON – The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) announced today that several champions of the Boston Marathon will return to participate in events surrounding the 119th Boston Marathon, to be held on Monday, April 20, 2015. Champions Lisa Rainsberger (USA, 1985), Gelindo Bordin … [Read more...]
Benjamin Kiptoo heads Hannover field
March 12, 2015
Kenyan winners of marathons in Paris and Fukuoka will clash at the HAJ Marathon Hannover on 19th April. Organisers of the event, which is an IAAF Silver Label Road Race, have announced major contenders for Germany’s rising spring marathon. Benjamin Kiptoo won the Paris Marathon … [Read more...]
Kim Hye Gyong with Honk Kong surprise
January 26, 2015
In a major marathon upset, Kim Hye Gyong of the Democratic People’s Republic of (North) Korea won the Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon early Sunday morning. … [Read more...]
Hayle surprises and Mergia dominates Dubai
January 23, 2015
It was yet another day of dominance for Ethiopian athletes at the Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon as little known Lemi Berhanu Hayle and the sublime Aselefech Mergia swept the board in the world’s richest marathon. … [Read more...]
Bekele, Mergia chase Dubai Marathon records
January 22, 2015
The weather forecasters have been kept busy in recent days as Dubai has been beset by evening thunderstorms at the start of this week, but a different kind of storm awaits the city in the Gulf on Friday morning: distance running fans around the world will have their focus firmly … [Read more...]
Aland Marathon 2015 has new course
October 1, 2014
On Sunday the 26th October Aland Marathon and Half Marathon will take place in a new form and on a new course. The new track, which is geographically situated in the middle of the Åland Isles, will make the race even more intimate and heighten its uniqueness. The Chief-of-Track … [Read more...]
Registration for Boston 2015 opens Monday
August 14, 2014
Registration opens on Monday, September 8. The 119th Boston Marathon will be held on Monday, April 20, 2015. BOSTON – The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) has set a field size of 30,000 entrants for the 2015 Boston Marathon. Registration for the 2015 Boston Marathon will … [Read more...]
Lemi, Stockhecke win Zurich titles
April 7, 2014
No less than 8686 runners were treated to perfect weather conditions at the 12th Zurich Marathon. Unlike last year no new course records were being posted, but the races were not a bit less thrilling. The men’s race was won by 19 year-old newcomer Hayle Lemi from Ethiopia … [Read more...]
