Mumbai, India - 20 January 2019: Kenya’s Cosmas Lagat and Ethiopia’s Worknesh Alemu surprised the pundits and produced outstanding performances in hot conditions to triumph at the Tata Mumbai Marathon 2019, winning in 2:09:15 and 2:25.45 respectively. … [Read more...]
Ethiopia wins Frankfurt Marathon 2018 titles
Germany - Ethiopia's Kelkile Gezahegn and compatriot Meskerem Assefa captured the the Mainova Frankfurt Marathon 2018 titles in dramatic fashion. … [Read more...]
Eyob Gebrehiwet wins Venicemarathon 2017
Venice, Italy - Eyob Gebrehiwet Faniel wins the 32nd Huawei Venicemarathon! The Venicemarathon Club athlete outperforms a great performance (2h 12'16 ", down by more than 3 minutes the previous personal record) and comes first to the finish line of Riva Sette Martiri. … [Read more...]
Korir, Daska take Frankfurt Marathon titles
Frankfurt Marathon 2016 - Mark Korir wins three-way Kenyan contest, Mamitu Daska just holds off Fate Tola’s late surge … [Read more...]
Daniel Wanjiru sets Amsterdam Marathon record
Cheered on by thousands of supporters, today Daniel Wanjiru won the 41st TCS Amsterdam Marathon in 2:05.21, setting a new course record. After joining the lead pack around the 34-kilometre mark, the Kenyan broke away in the Vondelpark and went on to cross the finish line in the … [Read more...]
Kiptoo and Kebede win Frankfurt Marathon
Mark Kiptoo and Aberu Kebede win Frankfurt Marathon, German Arne Gabius runs sensational sub 2:10 debut … [Read more...]
Patrick Terer victorious in Prague
Patrick Terer kept his promise when he returned to the Volkswagen Prague Marathon: A year ago the Kenyan finished third after an adventurous and tiring last minute trip to the Czech capital. Terer said he would return this year and win, and that is what he did on Sunday. … [Read more...]
Lemi, Stockhecke win Zurich titles
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...]
Kenenisa Bekele sets course record on Debut
Kenenisa Bekele made his debut over the distance in style, when winning the Paris Marathon 2014 in a new course record of 2:05:04. The Ethiopian, who is still the 5000m and 10000m World Record holder, is considered the greatest distance athlete in history and had set the goal of … [Read more...]
African conquest of Tokyo 2014
2014 World Marathon Majors competition picked up where it left off last year, with two more course records falling at today’s 8th annual Tokyo Marathon. … [Read more...]