Estonia – Tallinn Marathon 2017 produces a new course record of 2:09:22. Kiprotich Kurui, of Kenya, became the first runner of the Tallinn Marathon to break the 2:10 barrier. Tallinn Marathon 2017 provides a Kenyan 123 From the start, the Kenyan trio of Kirui, Dickson Terer and Robert Magut set a brisk pace which would […]
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Kirui sets new Tallinn Marathon Course Record
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Bekele vs Kipchoge and Kipsang in Berlin Marathon
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The BMW BERLIN-MARATHON will stage a unique contest on September 24: for the first time in the history of the event the top three marathon runners in the world will be on the start line as the Kenyan duo of Eliud Kipchoge and Wilson Kipsang take on Ethiopia’s Kenenisa Bekele. The BMW BERLIN-MARATHON is an […]
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Kiprono, Daska Win BolderBOULDER 10K 2012
August 12, 2017 By Leave a Comment
BOULDER, Colo. – May 28, 2012 – When Deena Kastor crossed the finish line in third place at Monday’s 34th Dick’s Sporting Goods BolderBOULDER 10K, she took a few steps and a couple of deep breaths, then turned and hugged teammate Janet Cherobon-Bawcom, who had finished a few seconds and one place ahead. “Excuse me,” […]
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Ruto wins Richmond 2012
August 11, 2017 By Leave a Comment
With a time of 2 hours, 15 minutes, 14 seconds, Kenya’s Kipkoech Ruto (right, James Wallace photo), 23, won the 35th edition of the Anthem Richmond Marathon, taking home $ 3,000 in prize money – $ 2,500 for the first place finish and an additional bonus of $ 500 for finishing under two hours and twenty minutes. Aziza […]
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McKeeman, Mashkantceva Win Philadelphia 2012
August 10, 2017 By Leave a Comment
PHILADELPHIA – The 19th running of the Philadelphia Marathon included multiple course records at all race distances – in the marathon, half-marathon, and Saturday’s 8K. Sunday highlights included women’s champion Irina Mashkantceva, breaking Mariska Kramer’s 2011 course record. Mashkantceva, with a time of 2 hours, 35 minutes, 35 seconds, goes into the Philadelphia Marathon record […]
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Kiplagat Wins NYRR Mini 10K
August 9, 2017 By Leave a Comment
NEW YORK – (June 9, 2012) – On a day when the NYRR New York Mini 10K celebrated 40 years of being the first, and often the best, women-only race in the world, Kenya’s Edna Kiplagat used some nostalgia of her own to pull away from Aheza Kiros of Ethiopia for a victory under cloudy […]
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Kenyans dominant in Philly Half
August 7, 2017 By Leave a Comment
Kenyans Steal the Show at Rock ‘n’ Roll Philadelphia Half Marathon PHILADELPHIA – (September 16, 2012) – Stanley Biwott and Sharon Cherop, the two favorites in the Rock ‘n’ Roll Philadelphia Half Marathon, lived up to their advance billing on Sunday, winning their respective divisions easily. The Kenyans, both wearing bib #1, pulled away in […]
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New Courses Bring Fast Times
August 6, 2017 By Leave a Comment
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Runners from around the world took over the streets of America’s finest city to enjoy live bands and unmatched fanfare along the new race courses at the 16th Rock ‘n’ Roll San Diego Marathon & ½ Marathon to Benefit The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society on Sunday morning. The race not only […]
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Komon Wins Healthy Kidney 10k
August 5, 2017 By Leave a Comment
NEW YORK – May 11, 2013 – Cloudy skies and rain showers just before the start could not deter the 5,851 runners who finished the ninth-annual UAE Healthy Kidney 10K on Saturday, May 11 in Central Park. From the moment the starting horn sounded, Kenya’s Leonard Patrick Komon (right, middle, NYRR) made it clear that […]
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Columbus Breaks Records
August 4, 2017 By Leave a Comment
COLUMBUS, Ohio – October 20, 2013 – Athletes in the Nationwide Children’s Hospital Columbus Marathon & 1/2 Marathon lucked out with weather conditions, but it wasn’t luck that broke the following Columbus Marathon records this year: The event raised a record-breaking $ 1.25 million and counting for Nationwide Children’s Hospital in the second year of the […]
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