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Yalemzerf Yehualaw – sensational Hamburg marathon debut
Yalemzerf Yehualaw won the Haspa Marathon Hamburg, producing a sensational marathon debut. The 22 year-old Ethiopian clocked 2:17:23 which is the fastest time by a debutant ever. So far Paula Radcliffe’s time of 2:18:56 from London in 2002 was the fastest debut time...
Jepchirchir, Korir take 2021 New York Titles
New York, November 7, 2021 – Peres Jepchirchir and Albert Korir led a Kenyan sweep of the open division titles – the sixth in event history – while Australia’s Madison de Rozario and Switzerland’s Marcel Hug won the wheelchair division titles at the 2021 TCS New York...
NEW YORK
WMM race down to NYC Marathon
Either Kipsang or Kimetto will receive the winner-take-all cheque of $500,000. Fellow Kenyan Rita Jeptoo has already secured the women’s World Marathon Majors title NEW YORK - The 2013-2014 World Marathon Majors series will come to an exciting conclusion in New York...
EINDHOVEN
Eindhoven hoping for sub-2:05
Last year, the 2:05:46 winning time of the De Lage Landen Marathon Eindhoven was the ninth fastest in 2012 on a standard course and it can currently boast of also being the ninth fastest marathon in the world on the basis of an average of the top 10 performances in...
HAMBURG
Ayana sets course record TCS Amsterdam Marathon
Almaz Ayana won the TCS Amsterdam Marathon today with a course record of 2.17.20. The 30-year-old Ethiopian soloed the final kilometres to victory under loud cheers from the crowd in the Olympic Stadium. Almaz Ayana pulverises course record TCS Amsterdam Marathon The...
EUROPE
Course Records in Duesseldorf
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...
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ASIA
Cherono wins Amsterdam Marathon in Record Time
Amsterdam, Sunday 15th October 2017 - Lawrence Cherono (Kenya) won the TCS Amsterdam Marathon in a new course record of 2.05.09. The Kenyan was the first to cross the finish line in the sun-drenched Olympic Stadium in Amsterdam. Amsterdam Marathon Race and Dutch...
Six marathons in six weeks
A feast of top-class road racing will be on offer with the return of the World Athletics Elite Platinum Label marathon series this weekend. Elite Marathons - Six marathons in six weeks The series will include seven big international races over the next three months,...
Kenyans Kirui and Kiplagat win Chicago Marathon 2016
CHICAGO - In today's Bank of America Chicago Marathon, 40,400 runners crossed the finish line in Chicago's "front yard," Grant Park, as ideal weather conditions greeted them as well as thousands of volunteers and more than 1.7 million spectators. Abel Kirui and...
Hayle surprises and Mergia dominates Dubai
It was yet another day of dominance for Ethiopian athletes at the Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon as little known Lemi Berhanu Hayle and the sublime Aselefech Mergia swept the board in the world’s richest marathon. Just 20 years old, Berhanu left some of the biggest...