by maraadmin | May 13, 2013 | Featured, Kenya, News, Prague
Nicholas Kemboi and Caroline Rotich celebrated their biggest career wins on the streets of the Czech capital on Sunday, taking the 19th edition of the Volkswagen Prague Marathon. Kemboi, who originally comes from Kenya but competes for Qatar since 2005, ran 2:08:51...
by maraadmin | Apr 22, 2013 | Ethiopia, Featured, Kenya, London, News, UK
London, April 21st: After perfect weather conditions in Boston, the Virgin London Marathon had super weather conditions. Starting out in a fast pace, clocking 28:56 for 10k, the men’s race was thrilling to the end. A group of five runners, including Emmanuel Mutai,...
by maraadmin | Apr 16, 2013 | Boston, Ethiopia, Featured, Kenya, News, USA
BOSTON – Prior to a horrific act of violence that rocked the world and the running community, Lelisa Desisa of Ethiopia and Rita Jeptoo of Kenya ran to championships on a chilly April morning in the 117th running of the Boston Athletic Association’s Boston...
by maraadmin | Feb 24, 2013 | Featured, Hong Kong, Kenya, News
After two years of rehearsals and reversals, Julius Maisei of Kenya got it right the third time, and won the 17th edition of the Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon on Sunday morning, in 2.14.18. Maisei had finished second here two years ago, and fourth, albeit just...
by maraadmin | Jan 25, 2013 | Dubai, Ethiopia, Featured, Kenya, News
It was Ethiopians all the way, as they swept their Kenyan rivals from the board in both men’s and women’s races at the 14th Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon, on a foggy Friday morning in the Emirates. Lelisa Desisa, 23, only got away from his rivals in the final 200...
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...
