2014 World Marathon Majors competition picked up where it left off last year, with two more course records falling at today’s 8th annual Tokyo Marathon. … [Read more...]
Comeback Haile Gebrselassie postponed
February 24, 2011 Leave a Comment
Comeback Haile Gebrselassie postponed Haile Gebrselassie, the famous long distance runner, will not start in the Tokyo Marathon this weekend. The world record holder on the marathon fell during a training. He unluckily fell on a rock and bruised his knee. He will … [Read more...]
Gebrselassie to Race Tokyo Marathon in February
November 18, 2010 Leave a Comment
Marathon world record holder Haile Gebrselassie says he is fit and will next run in February's Tokyo marathon. The 37-year-old Ethiopian announced his retirement on 7 November, blaming the knee problems that prevented him from completing the New York marathon. He reversed … [Read more...]
Rothlin wins Tokyo in 2:07:23 Swiss national record
October 19, 2008 Leave a Comment
Viktor Röthlin, who won the bronze medal at the 2007 World Championships in Osaka, won the 2008 Tokyo Marathon - an IAAF Road Race Silver Label event - with 2:07:23. It was a course record by more than two minutes, eclipsing the mark of 2:09:45 set by Daniel Njenga last year. … [Read more...]
