Kimetto cracks course record

Kimetto cracks course record

CHICAGO – In today’s 2013 Bank of America Chicago Marathon, Kenyan athletes dominated the men’s and women’s races with historic performances, leading the way for the event record 39,115 runners who crossed the sun-splashed finish line in Grant...
Eindhoven hoping for sub-2:05

Eindhoven hoping for sub-2:05

Last year, the 2:05:46 winning time of the De Lage Landen Marathon Eindhoven was the ninth fastest in 2012 on a standard course and it can currently boast of also being the ninth fastest marathon in the world on the basis of an average of the top 10 performances in...
WMM update after Kipsang Berlin win

WMM update after Kipsang Berlin win

The chase continues for the One Million Dollars for the 2012-2013 World Marathon Majors Series The 40th edition of the BMW BERLIN MARATHON took place on September 29, 2013   Weather:  near perfect conditions 7C at start to 11C at the finish, (44F to 52F during race...
Kipsang sets WR

Kipsang sets WR

After spending two years being known as the man who came agonisingly close to matching the marathon world record, Wilson Kipsang of Kenya broke that record handsomely in Berlin on Sunday morning, clocking 2.03.23, thus taking 15 seconds off compatriot Patrick Makau’s...
Flat and Forgiving

Flat and Forgiving

You can always trust an American to come up with a good slogan, especially where Berlin is concerned. Everyone recalls JFK, in the lee of the Wall at the height of the Cold War, roaring, ‘Ich bin Ein Berliner,’ in support of the beleaguered and blockaded citizens....