by maraadmin | Apr 14, 2014 | Boston, Featured, News, Pre event
The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) announced that several former champions of the Boston Marathon® will return to participate in events surrounding the 118th Boston Marathon, to be held on Monday, April 21, 2014. Champions Joan Benoit Samuelson (ME; 1979, 1983),...
by maraadmin | Apr 7, 2014 | Ethiopia, Europe, Featured, Kenya, News, Zurich
No less than 8686 runners were treated to perfect weather conditions at the 12th Zurich Marathon. Unlike last year no new course records were being posted, but the races were not a bit less thrilling. The men’s race was won by 19 year-old newcomer Hayle Lemi from...
by maraadmin | Apr 6, 2014 | Ethiopia, Featured, Kenya, News, Paris, Report
Kenenisa Bekele made his debut over the distance in style, when winning the Paris Marathon 2014 in a new course record of 2:05:04. The Ethiopian, who is still the 5000m and 10000m World Record holder, is considered the greatest distance athlete in history and had set...
by maraadmin | Apr 4, 2014 | Featured, News, Paris, Pre event
Kenenisa Bekele, the only athlete ever who has achieved to be an Olympic Champion, World Cross Country Champion, World Indoor- and Outdoor Champion, will now make his marathon debut. He will be on the starting line of the Schneider Electric Paris Marathon coming...
by maraadmin | Apr 3, 2014 | Featured, News, Pre event, Zurich
A total of 9477 running enthusiasts have registered for the 12th Zurich Marathon on 6 April setting a new record. In the marathon category 3185 runners have signed up, the Teamrun was sold out with 900 teams two weeks before the registration deadline and the Cityrun...
by maraadmin | Mar 25, 2014 | Featured, New York, News
New York City largest ever – again; record 31 marathons worldwide had more than 10,000 finishers in 2013 After its 2012 cancellation due to Hurricane Sandy, the ING New York City Marathon returned to the #1 spot as the world’s largest marathon with 50,266...
