by maraadmin | Apr 16, 2013 | Boston, Ethiopia, Featured, Kenya, News, USA
BOSTON – Prior to a horrific act of violence that rocked the world and the running community, Lelisa Desisa of Ethiopia and Rita Jeptoo of Kenya ran to championships on a chilly April morning in the 117th running of the Boston Athletic Association’s Boston...
by maraadmin | Apr 11, 2013 | Duesseldorf, Featured, News, Pre event
Kenya’s marathon star Duncan Kibet will make a return to the classic distance in Duesseldorf on 28th April. Organisers of the METRO GROUP Marathon Duesseldorf today confirmed the start of the 34 year-old. Back in 2009 Duncan Kibet won the Rotterdam Marathon with a...
by maraadmin | Feb 24, 2013 | Featured, Hong Kong, Kenya, News
After two years of rehearsals and reversals, Julius Maisei of Kenya got it right the third time, and won the 17th edition of the Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon on Sunday morning, in 2.14.18. Maisei had finished second here two years ago, and fourth, albeit just...
by maraadmin | Nov 11, 2012 | Athens, Featured, Kenya, News
Raymond Bett’s foresight paid off, as the Kenyan confidently strode along the road from Marathon to Athens, to win the 30th edition of the Athens Classic Marathon in a race record of 2.11.35. On the original marathon course, created for the inaugural modern...
by maraadmin | Nov 10, 2012 | Awards, Europe, Featured, Kenya, News
In a ceremony broadcast live on Greek national television on Friday evening, marathon luminaries Patrick Makau of Kenya and Rosa Mota of Portugal were honoured with awards at a Gala Dinner on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of both the Association of...
