by maraadmin | Jan 14, 2014 | Featured, London, News, Pre event
Great Britain’s double London 2012 Olympic Games and 2013 IAAF World Championships gold medallist Mo Farah will face some of the greatest marathon runners of all time when he makes his full marathon debut at this year’s Virgin Money London Marathon, after the...
by maraadmin | Dec 13, 2013 | Boston, Featured, News, Pre event
BOSTON – December 11, 2013 – John Hancock Financial today announced the return of 2013 Boston Marathon champions Rita Jeptoo of Kenya and Lelisa Desisa of Ethiopia for the 118th running of the race on Monday, April 21, 2014. With a world-class field...
by maraadmin | Nov 21, 2013 | Boston, Featured, News, Pre event, USA
The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.), organizer of the Boston Marathon®, will issue a limited number of invitational entries for the 2014 Boston Marathon for those who were most impacted by the events of Monday, April 15, 2013. Those who have a special connection...
by maraadmin | Nov 10, 2013 | Athens, Featured, Kenya, News
Hillary Yego produced a major surprise by taking the Athens Classic Marathon on his debut at the distance. In warm weather with temperatures soaring to well over 20 Celsius the Kenyan, little known on the international scene, ran 2:13:59 on the tough original course,...
by maraadmin | Nov 8, 2013 | Awards, Featured, Kenya, News
Wilson Kipsang and Edna Kiplagat win AIMS Best Marathon Runner of the Year Award Wilson Kipsang and Edna Kiplagat have been voted the AIMS Best Marathon Runner of the Year. The athletes from Kenya were announced as winners at a gala in Athens on Friday evening. Each...
by maraadmin | Nov 8, 2013 | Berlin, Featured, Kenya, News
IAAF has ratified the marathon world record set by Wilson Kipsang of Kenya at the BMW BERLIN-MARATHON on 29 September 2013. Kipsang (31) won in 2:03:23 hrs breaking the previous record of 2:03:38 set by Patrick Makau at the 2011 BMW BERLIN-MARATHON. Kipsang marked the...
