CHICAGO - Today's 35th running of the Bank of America Chicago Marathon witnessed historic performances by men's champion Tsegaye Kebede and women's champion Atsede Baysa, both of Ethiopia, as an event record 37,455 participants crossed the finish line under cool conditions in … [Read more...]
Mutai pips Kimetto in Berlin
September 30, 2012 1 Comment
Geoffrey Mutai of Kenya re-established his claim to be the world's best marathoner this morning, but only just. Mutai won the 39th BMW Berlin Marathon in 2.04.15, narrowly beating his training partner, Dennis Kimetto, who clocked the fastest marathon debut in history, … [Read more...]
Thrilling finishes to Hannover 2012
May 7, 2012 1 Comment
Two thrilling finishes that went right to the wire marked the TUI Marathon Hanover on Sunday. In the men’s race a fascinating battle for victory ended with a triumph for Joseph Kiptum (Kenya), who just held off Ethiopia’s Megersa Bacha Chikuala. Both clocked 2:09:56. … [Read more...]
Course Records in Duesseldorf
April 29, 2012 1 Comment
Both course records were broken and a number of Olympic qualifying standards achieved at the 10th METRO GROUP Marathon Duesseldorf. Ethiopia’s Seboka Diriba Tola ran 2:08:27 and improved the two year-old mark by five seconds. He finished ahead of Duncan Koech (Kenya/2:08:33) and … [Read more...]
Dawit wins Hamburg 2012
April 29, 2012 1 Comment
Marathons can be won and lost in many different ways. Shami Dawit of Ethiopia and Rael Kiyara of Kenya employed a similar tactic to win the men’s and women’s races at the 27th Haspa Marathon Hamburg this morning, attacking between 30 and 40 kilometres, and breaking both course … [Read more...]
Abera wins Hong Kong Marathon
February 5, 2012 Leave a Comment
Losing a marathon by one second last year taught Dejere Abera of Ethiopia a lesson that he put to good use this morning, when he won the Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon – an IAAF Bronze Label event - by less than a second. Indeed so tight and exciting was the men’s finish … [Read more...]
Abshero wins Dubai Marathon 2012
January 27, 2012 1 Comment
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. … [Read more...]
Mutai Delivers in New York
November 6, 2011 1 Comment
NEW YORK - (November 6, 2011) - Flashing a large smile and raising his hands towards the sky, Geoffrey Mutai of Kenya broke the tape at the 42nd ING New York City Marathon. Mutai's winning time was 2 hours, 5 minutes and 6 seconds and over two minutes faster than Tesfaye Jifar's … [Read more...]
Chebet wins Amsterdam
October 17, 2011 1 Comment
Wilson Chebet has won the TCS Amsterdam Marathon on Sunday, October 16, in 02.05.53. He was just nine seconds short of breaking last year’s course record. In the women’s category, Tiki Gelana broke the course record, which dated from 2002. She finished in the Olympic Stadium in … [Read more...]
Gebrselassie for New York City Marathon 2010
June 4, 2010 Leave a Comment
NEW YORK - (June 2, 2010) - Long-distance legend, multiple Olympic and World Championships gold medalist and marathon world record holder Haile Gebrselassie of Ethiopia will make his first career appearance at the ING New York City Marathon 2010 on Sunday, November 7, it was … [Read more...]
