by maraadmin | Jul 10, 2012 | Berlin, Europe, Featured, Kenya, News
In April 2011, Geoffrey Mutai of Kenya won the Boston Marathon in a time of 2:03:02, covering the 42.195 km distance faster than anyone in history. This time is not recognized as the standing world record because Boston’s 139 m* net drop does not conform to...
by maraadmin | May 2, 2012 | Chicago, Featured, Kenya, News, USA
CHICAGO – The Bank of America Chicago Marathon today announced that Wesley Korir, the newly crowned Boston Marathon champion, will return to run Chicago’s fall classic for the fifth consecutive year. Korir is the first elite athlete announced for the 35th...
by maraadmin | Apr 29, 2012 | Duesseldorf, Ethiopia, Featured, Kenya, News
Both course records were broken and a number of Olympic qualifying standards achieved at the 10th METRO GROUP Marathon Duesseldorf. Ethiopia’s Seboka Diriba Tola ran 2:08:27 and improved the two year-old mark by five seconds. He finished ahead of Duncan Koech...
by maraadmin | Apr 29, 2012 | Featured, Hamburg, Kenya, News
Marathons can be won and lost in many different ways. Shami Dawit of Ethiopia and Rael Kiyara of Kenya employed a similar tactic to win the men’s and women’s races at the 27th Haspa Marathon Hamburg this morning, attacking between 30 and 40 kilometres, and breaking...
by maraadmin | Apr 23, 2012 | Featured, Kenya, News, Zurich
Demanding conditions, thrilling races and a ticket for London’s Olympic Games At the 10th anniversary of the Zurich marathon, the weather put the participants to a tough test. Nevertheless, more than 7600 starters made it to the finish. The men’s race was won by...
by maraadmin | Apr 17, 2012 | Boston, Featured, Kenya, News
BOSTON – (April 16, 2012) – Marathon lore holds that a year with optimal weather conditions is usually followed by one that challenges runners, and that was borne out at the 116th running for Boston Marathon on Monday. Temperatures that warmed the runners...
