Ethiopian duo seek Frankfurt glory

Ethiopian duo seek Frankfurt glory

After the sensational signing of world marathon record holder Patrick Makau (Kenya/2:03:38) and three more runners with personal bests of sub 2:05:30 organisers of the BMW Frankfurt Marathon have now announced the top contenders of their women’s race. Obviously the...
Athens Classic 2012

Athens Classic 2012

It is an event which every distance runner in the world should either run or attend at some point – the Athens Classic Marathon, scheduled this year for November 11. But not just runners; race organisers too. For the latter, proceedings centre on the day before the...

Mutai the one to beat

Leading the elite field at the 39th edition of the BMW BERLIN MARATHON on September 30th is Geoffrey Mutai (31) from Kenya, the man who ran the fastest marathon ever winning the Boston Marathon last year clocking 2:03:02 hrs. The time however cannot be recognized as a...
Elite field for Chicago 2012

Elite field for Chicago 2012

CHICAGO – The Bank of America Chicago Marathon today announced its full elite athlete field for the event’s 35th running on October 7. Ethiopia’s Tsegaye Kebede tops a stacked roster of athletes hungry for a breakthrough performance on...

Makau gets the AIMS Award

Patrick Makau, the Kenyan world record holder in the marathon and the main star of Saturday’s Mattoni Prague Grand Prix, has a full day of social events behind him. In the morning, he visited Ústí nad Labem, the location of the last of this year’s races in the...
US Marathon Team for New York

US Marathon Team for New York

U.S. Men’s Olympic Marathon Team-Led By Meb Keflezighi-to Headline 2012 ING New York City Marathon Field on November 4 U.S. Olympian Abdi Abdirahman announced for race, and American distance dynamos Jason Hartmann and Brett Gotcher will make ING New York City...