by maraadmin | Jun 30, 2015 | Featured, Finland, News, Pre event
Finland’s second largest marathon event, Vantaa Marathon, will be held for the 22nd time on Saturday 10th October. The event took previously place on Sundays but according to the director Harri Mannermaa, the organisers want to better accommodate those runners...
by maraadmin | Jun 23, 2015 | Featured, Finland, News, Pre event
This Autumn’s edition of Finlandia Marathon will be held for the first time over two days. The event will take place 11. – 12.9.2015. There are distances available to cater everyone: 5km, 10km, the half and the full marathon. 2015 Finlandia Marathon will...
by maraadmin | Jun 3, 2015 | Awards, Charity, Chicago, Events, Featured, News
CHICAGO – The Bank of America Chicago Marathon recognizes Hillary Gelfman as the fifth recipient of the Richard M. Daley and Maggie Daley Award. The award was established in 2010 to honor the Bank of America Chicago Marathon participant who raised the most funds...
by maraadmin | May 5, 2015 | Events, Featured, Kenya, News, Prague
Felix Kandie might well not have made it to the start line of the Volkswagen Prague Marathon on Sunday morning, feeling the effects of a sore throat. But he decided to give it a go and his resolution paid off handsomely. “I wanted to see how far I could get,” said...
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 | Apr 20, 2015 | Featured, Kenya, News, Zurich
At its 13th edition the Zurich Marathon enjoyed almost perfect conditions and new record numbers: 9’698 runners had registered for the event, 8’782 took the start and 8’675 made it to the finish. Seen these numbers the 50 cases that the first aid had to deal with are...
