by maraadmin | Oct 31, 2012 | Articles, Ethiopia, Featured, News
Fast marathon debut for Meselech Melkamu Meselech Melkamu won Frankfurt marathon last weekend. After 35km she accelerated and left the other athletes behind. She lowered the course record by almost one minute to 2.21.01. This is the third fastest marathon debut ever,...
by maraadmin | Oct 30, 2012 | Berlin, Boston, Featured, New York, News
New York, NY – With Kenya’s Geoffrey Mutai enjoying an insurmountable lead in the men’s 2011-2012 World Marathon Majors Series as the result of victories at the 2011 Boston and ING New York City Marathons, and the 2012 BMW Berlin Marathon, the...
by maraadmin | Oct 28, 2012 | Ethiopia, Featured, Frankfurt, Kenya, News
As expected, Patrick Makau of Kenya won the 31st BMW Frankfurt Marathon on a cool bright morning in German’s financial centre. But the manner of his victory, in 2.06.08, was far from expected. On a clear, sunny morning, but with temperatures struggling to reach 2C...
by maraadmin | Oct 26, 2012 | Featured, Frankfurt, News
Take one world record holder, disgruntled that he was not selected for the Olympic Games, put him on a marathon course where a colleague (who did go to the Games) clocked just four seconds slower than his world record last year; add the vital ingredients of favourable...
by maraadmin | Oct 23, 2012 | Featured, New York, News
NEW YORK CITY -Three-time New York City Marathon champion Alberto Salazar, who won consecutive titles from 1980 to 1982, and two-time winners Nina Kuscsik and Miki Gorman will be inducted into the NYRR Hall of Fame as its second class, it was announced by New York...
by maraadmin | Oct 21, 2012 | Amsterdam, Featured, Kenya, News
Chebet and Hailu shine at the TCS Amsterdam Marathon: two course records – Michel Butter runs third best Dutch time ever – During the 37th TCS Amsterdam Marathon both course records were wiped from the books. Wilson Chebet came in three seconds under the...
