by maraadmin | Jan 24, 2013 | Dubai, Featured, News, Pre event
Yemane Tsegay is looking to extend Ethiopia’s recent domination of the Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon on Friday morning, but with a prize pot of close to a million dollars, and a super-fast course to entice the speed merchants, there is no shortage of both...
by maraadmin | Jan 21, 2013 | Amsterdam, Awards, Featured, News
The TCS Amsterdam Marathon has received the Gold Label for Road Races from the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). “It is a great honour that we have received the highest rating from the IAAF,” said director of Le Champion, Simone...
by maraadmin | Dec 22, 2012 | Dubai, Featured, News, Pre event
With another record breaking distance running year drawing to a close, it won’t be long until the Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon races into 2013 in a similar direction, in just over a month’s time. Debutant Ayele Abshero of Ethiopia led a quartet under 2.05 last...
by maraadmin | Nov 11, 2012 | Athens, Featured, Kenya, News
Raymond Bett’s foresight paid off, as the Kenyan confidently strode along the road from Marathon to Athens, to win the 30th edition of the Athens Classic Marathon in a race record of 2.11.35. On the original marathon course, created for the inaugural modern...
by maraadmin | Nov 10, 2012 | Awards, Europe, Featured, Kenya, News
In a ceremony broadcast live on Greek national television on Friday evening, marathon luminaries Patrick Makau of Kenya and Rosa Mota of Portugal were honoured with awards at a Gala Dinner on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of both the Association of...
by maraadmin | Nov 9, 2012 | Athens, Featured, News
The 30th anniversary edition of the Athens Classic Marathon on Sunday will provide a little light relief for Greeks beleaguered by another round of austerity cuts. Reaction this week included a transport strike encompassing metro, buses and taxis, which left Athenians...