Despite a magnificent effort over the final five kilometres of the BMW Frankfurt Marathon this morning, when he could see that his promised world record was slipping away, Wilson Kipsang of Kenya fell just four seconds short of his compatriot, Patrick Makau’s world mark of … [Read more...]
Flash Quotes – Frankfurt Marathon
Wilson Kipsang, Course Record Holder and Defending Champion “I am very happy and appreciate very much being able to return to the BMW Frankfurt Marathon. The biggest change since last year is that I’ve been able to run in higher profile races and, of course, the prize money … [Read more...]
Kipsang heads Frankfurt elite field
The BMW Frankfurt Marathon will see its best elite field ever when it takes place on 30th October. Eight runners with personal bests of sub 2:08 will be competing, among them is the course record holder and defending champion Wilson Kipsang. … [Read more...]
The Return of the Great Three
Wilson Kipsang, Gilbert Kirwa, Robert Kiprono Cheruiyot – in the past three years the BMW Frankfurt Marathon produced three great champions from Kenya. All three of them improved the course record by a considerable margin. Now this trio of record breakers will come back to the … [Read more...]
Kipsang returns to Frankfurt 2011
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. … [Read more...]