Yalemzerf Yehualaw won the Haspa Marathon Hamburg, producing a sensational marathon debut. The 22 year-old Ethiopian clocked 2:17:23 which is the fastest time by a debutant ever. So far Paula Radcliffe’s time of 2:18:56 from London in 2002 was the fastest debut time by a woman. … [Read more...]
Star-Studded Field for NYC Marathon 2021
USA - Olympic Champion Peres Jepchirchir, Olympic Silver Medalist Abdi Nageeye, and Four-Time Olympic Medalist Kenenisa Bekele to Join Star-Studded Professional Athlete Field at TCS New York City Marathon on November 7 … [Read more...]
Eliud Kipchoge goes sub 2hrs for marathon
Austria - Eliud Kipchoge produced the fastest time ever for the 42.2km distance, clocking 1:59:40.2 at the Ineos159 Challenge in Vienna on Saturday 12th October 2019. … [Read more...]
Kipchoge, Kipsang Chase Records at Berlin
Two outstanding athletes from Kenya face each other in the 45th edition of the BMW BERLIN-MARATHON on Sunday when Eliud Kipchoge and Wilson Kipsang meet for the third round of their rivalry in the fastest marathon in the world. Kipchoge’s best of 2:03:05 is only eight seconds … [Read more...]
Deksisa, Eshete triumph in Hamburg
Germany - Ethiopians world-class runners dominated the Haspa Marathon Hamburg, taking all three places on the podium: Solomon Deksisa won with 2:06:34, the third fastest time ever in Hamburg. … [Read more...]
Interesting info Palma de Mallorca Marathon
Spain - The Palma de Mallorca Marathon (PMM) is set for October 16, 2016. The event is known for a high finisher percentage and is considered to be an international marathon. … [Read more...]
Kipsang and Deba for NYC Challenge
NEW YORK - An extraordinary contingent of decorated marathoners from around the world, featuring world record-holder Wilson Kipsang of Kenya and Bronx resident and two-time New York City Marathon runner-up Buzunesh Deba of Ethiopia, will compete in a race for the ages at the 2014 … [Read more...]
New York City Marathon 2014 prepares
NEW YORK - The 2014 TCS New York City Marathon, set for Sunday, November 2, 2014, will feature a field of runners selected from more than 134,000 applications, it was announced by Mary Wittenberg, president and CEO of New York Road Runners. … [Read more...]
Women increase to start Zurich Marathon
A total of 9477 running enthusiasts have registered for the 12th Zurich Marathon on 6 April setting a new record. In the marathon category 3185 runners have signed up, the Teamrun was sold out with 900 teams two weeks before the registration deadline and the Cityrun has 2684 … [Read more...]
New York City largest ever
New York City largest ever - again; record 31 marathons worldwide had more than 10,000 finishers in 2013 After its 2012 cancellation due to Hurricane Sandy, the ING New York City Marathon returned to the #1 spot as the world's largest marathon with 50,266 finishers, the first … [Read more...]