by maraadmin | Oct 12, 2012 | Eindhoven, Ethiopia, Featured, News
Jisa out to make a good job of his Marathon Eindhoven run with 2:04 target Oddjob was the name of a famous James Bond villain but it was also the nickname of Ethiopia’s Sisay Jisa until recently and he will become a De Lage Landen Marathon Eindhoven hero if he...
by maraadmin | Oct 8, 2012 | Chicago, Ethiopia, Featured, News
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...
by maraadmin | Sep 30, 2012 | Berlin, Ethiopia, Featured, Kenya, News
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...
by maraadmin | May 7, 2012 | Europe, Featured, Hannover, News
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....
by maraadmin | Apr 29, 2012 | Duesseldorf, Ethiopia, Featured, Kenya, News
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...
