After smashing the world junior record in Friday’s Standard Chartered DubaiMarathon the teenage sensation Tsegaye Mekonnen is eager to aim for more records. The 18 year-old won his debut in 2:04:32 and now intends to return to the Emirates for an attack on the world record next … [Read more...]
Dubai Marathon 2014 preview
January 22, 2014
The 15th edition of the Dubai Marathon 2014 will feature a men’s race where two sub 2:05 runners return to the premier running event of the region A combination of the biggest pot of prize money and most pancake-flat course among the major marathons means that extraordinary … [Read more...]
Ethiopians dominate Dubai 2013
January 25, 2013 Leave a Comment
It was Ethiopians all the way, as they swept their Kenyan rivals from the board in both men’s and women’s races at the 14th Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon, on a foggy Friday morning in the Emirates. … [Read more...]
Dubai Marathon 2013 Preview
January 24, 2013 Leave a Comment
Yemane Tsegay is looking to extend Ethiopia’s recent domination of the Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon on Friday morning, but with a prize pot of close to a million dollars, and a super-fast course to entice the speed merchants, there is no shortage of both colleagues and … [Read more...]
Dubai 2013 pre-event
December 22, 2012 Leave a Comment
With another record breaking distance running year drawing to a close, it won’t be long until the Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon races into 2013 in a similar direction, in just over a month’s time. … [Read more...]
Dubai Marathon 2012 preview
January 26, 2012 Leave a Comment
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. … [Read more...]
