by maraadmin | Mar 21, 2012 | Featured, Hannover, News, Pre event
Reuben Kosgei finally wants to make a major step in the marathon. Kenya’s Olympic Steeplechase Champion from Sydney 2000 will run the TUI Hannover Marathon on 6th May and hopes to significantly improve his personal best. The elite fields look strong enough to break...
by maraadmin | Feb 26, 2012 | Featured, Kenya, News, Tokyo
Kenya’s Michael Kipyego tore up the script to win the Tokyo Marathon with former world record holder Haile Gebrselassie left floundering in fourth. The former 3000m steeplechase specialist Kipyego clocked a winning time of two hours, seven minutes and 37 seconds...
by maraadmin | Feb 13, 2012 | Boston, Featured, News
BOSTON – (February 9, 2012) – In its 27th year as principal sponsor of the Boston Marathon, John Hancock Financial has announced the professional field for the 116th running of the Boston Marathon on Monday, April 16. Reigning champions Geoffrey Mutai and...
by maraadmin | Feb 7, 2012 | Chicago, Featured, News, USA
CHICAGO – Registration for the 2012 Bank of America Chicago Marathon closed in record time today as the maximum 45,000 participants signed up in six days for the 35th anniversary event. Demand to run the iconic race has increased significantly in recent years,...
by maraadmin | Feb 5, 2012 | Ethiopia, Featured, Hong Kong, News
Losing a marathon by one second last year taught Dejere Abera of Ethiopia a lesson that he put to good use this morning, when he won the Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon – an IAAF Bronze Label event – by less than a second. Indeed so tight and exciting was...
by maraadmin | Feb 3, 2012 | Featured, News, Pre event
With so many good African, particularly Kenyan marathoners around nowadays, it takes a bit of initiative to get into foreign races if you’re not one of the sub-2.10 brigade. So when Julius Maisei heard that the Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon – an IAAF...
