Dubai Marathon 2013 Preview

Dubai Marathon 2013 Preview

Yemane Tsegay is looking to extend Ethiopia’s recent domination of the Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon on Friday morning, but with a prize pot of close to a million dollars, and a super-fast course to entice the speed merchants, there is no shortage of both...
Dubai 2013 pre-event

Dubai 2013 pre-event

With another record breaking distance running year drawing to a close, it won’t be long until the Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon races into 2013 in a similar direction, in just over a month’s time. Debutant Ayele Abshero of Ethiopia led a quartet under 2.05 last...
Bett sets Athens record

Bett sets Athens record

  Raymond Bett’s foresight paid off, as the Kenyan confidently strode along the road from Marathon to Athens, to win the 30th edition of the Athens Classic Marathon in a race record of 2.11.35. On the original marathon course, created for the inaugural modern...
Makau, Mota honoured

Makau, Mota honoured

In a ceremony broadcast live on Greek national television on Friday evening, marathon luminaries Patrick Makau of Kenya and Rosa Mota of Portugal were honoured with awards at a Gala Dinner on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of both the Association of...
Bett on Athens

Bett on Athens

The 30th anniversary edition of the Athens Classic Marathon on Sunday will provide a little light relief for Greeks beleaguered by another round of austerity cuts. Reaction this week included a transport strike encompassing metro, buses and taxis, which left Athenians...