by maraadmin | Aug 29, 2011 | Featured, News
In the first final at the 13th IAAF World Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Daegu on Saturday morning, the Kenyan women made history in the marathon as they finished 1-2-3 with Edna Kiplagat winning the gold medal in 2 hours, 28 minutes, 43 seconds, followed...
by maraadmin | Jun 21, 2011 | Featured, Frankfurt, News
This year’s jubilee edition will see a clash of the past two champions, who had both improved the course record by a significant margin: Kenyans Wilson Kipsang and Gilbert Kirwa will return for the 30th BMW Frankfurt Marathon on 30th October. Organisers of Germany’s...
by maraadmin | May 16, 2011 | Featured, News
World Marathon Majors Press Release and Tribute to Sammy Wanjiru Sammy Wanjiru 1986-2011 World Marathon Majors is saddened by the news of the death of Sammy Wanjiru on May 15th. Wanjiru was an incredible marathon talent with a ferocious racing style. He was twice...
by maraadmin | Apr 21, 2011 | Featured, Zurich
John Kyalo Kyui of Kenya won the Zurich Marathon with a top time of 2:09:59.6, ahead of Russia’s Aleksey V. Solokov and Abraham Tandoy. Daniel Kiptum (Kenya) came in fourth, beating his world record among deaf runners with a time of 2:11:31.1. The Ukrainian Svitlana...
by maraadmin | Apr 18, 2011 | Boston, Featured
BOSTON – Perfect weather, a generous tailwind and fabulous competition made the 115th Boston Marathon the fastest men’s marathon ever run, while Desiree Davila came within two seconds of history in the women’s race. Geoffrey Mutai of Kenya ran the...
