by maraadmin | Oct 17, 2016 | Africa, Amsterdam, Ethiopia, Events, Featured, Kenya, News
Cheered on by thousands of supporters, today Daniel Wanjiru won the 41st TCS Amsterdam Marathon in 2:05.21, setting a new course record. After joining the lead pack around the 34-kilometre mark, the Kenyan broke away in the Vondelpark and went on to cross the finish...
by maraadmin | Sep 26, 2016 | Berlin, Ethiopia, Events, Featured, News
Berlin, Germany – Kenenisa Bekele wins thrilling duel with Wilson Kipsang and misses world record by just six seconds at the Berlin Marathon 2016. Kenenisa Bekele wins Berlin Marathon Kenenisa Bekele established himself as the second fastest marathon runner...
by maraadmin | Nov 9, 2015 | Athletes, Awards, Ethiopia, Featured, Kenya, News
Greece 2015 – Eliud Kipchoge and Mare Dibaba receive Marathon Runner of the Year awards in Athens Eliud Kipchoge and Mare Dibaba Marathon Runner of the Year 2015 It’s been a highly successful last 12 months or so for Eliud Kipchoge with victory in three marathon...
by maraadmin | Oct 26, 2015 | Ethiopia, Events, Featured, Frankfurt, Kenya, News
Ethiopians Sisay Lemma and Gulume Tollesa celebrate double win in Frankfurt Marathon 2015. Whereas, Lemma, eased to victory in 2:06:26 to underline his favourite tag, all the tension and tight finishes, was on show when Tollesa edged out her compatriot, Dinknesh...
by maraadmin | Apr 21, 2015 | Africa, Boston, Ethiopia, Events, Kenya, News, USA, WMM
In 2013, Ethiopia’s Lelisa Desisa stormed to victory in the 117th Boston Marathon. Twelve months later, he returned with a weight of expectation on his shoulders; the result was a DNF. In 2015 he came to Boston with a point to prove – which he did in...
by maraadmin | Jan 26, 2015 | Ethiopia, Events, Featured, Hong Kong, News
In a major marathon upset, Kim Hye Gyong of the Democratic People’s Republic of (North) Korea won the Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon early Sunday morning. In doing so, Kim beat the otherwise all-conquering East Africans, won the Asian championship, which was...
