Kimberley Smith will have every incentive to run a fast marathon when she lines up in New York on Sunday. The New York Marathon has attracted one of the best fields for some time for the women’s race with nine runners having a personal best of under 2h 25m. Smith set a … [Read more...]
Powerful Field for New York 2012
Powerful International Field Expected at 2012 ING New York City Marathon Including two-time race champion Marilson Gomes dos Santos, Morocco’s two-time Olympian Abderrahime Bouramdane, Great Britain’s Olympic marathoner Scott Overall and three-time Olympian Kayoko … [Read more...]
Top line-up for TCS Amsterdam Marathon
Netherlands – Tesfaye Abera, Amos Kipruto, Edwin Kiptoo and Zane Robertson have all signed up for the 42nd TCS Amsterdam Marathon on Sunday 15 October. These strong runners should be able to lower the course record of 2:05:21. Class Field for Amsterdam Marathon 2017 … [Read more...]
Weekly Wrap up 16 April 2012
THE NETHERLANDS 32nd Rotterdam Marathon – 15 April 2012 Sarah Biss cut five minutes off her personal best in finishing 17th in the Rotterdam Marathon in 2h 39m 20s. Biss went through the half way mark in 1h 16m 21s. She faced tough windy conditions over the second half. Tiki … [Read more...]
German victories at Dusseldorf Marathon
Tom Gröschel and Anja Scherl are the winners of the Metro Marathon Düsseldorf. It is the first time in the history of the event that there are two national winners. Both also took the German Championship as this was included in the race. Tom Gröschel clocked 2:13:49 in cloudy but … [Read more...]
Top line-up for TCS Amsterdam Marathon
Netherlands – Tesfaye Abera, Amos Kipruto, Edwin Kiptoo and Zane Robertson have all signed up for the 42nd TCS Amsterdam Marathon on Sunday 15 October. These strong runners should be able to lower the course record of 2:05:21. Class Field for Amsterdam Marathon 2017 … [Read more...]
Willis runs World qualifier
Sydney Track Classic, Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre – 9 March 2013 Olympic Games 1500m silver medallist Nick Willis produced a qualifying time for the world athletic championships in Moscow in August with an impressive 1500m victory in 3m 34.68s in Sydney on Saturday … [Read more...]
Hall to run New York
NEW YORK – (April 25, 2012) – On ING New York City Marathon Opening Day Presented by ASICS, a powerhouse pair of distance runners – U.S. Men’s Olympic Marathon team member Ryan Hall and New Zealand Olympian Kim Smith – were announced as headlining … [Read more...]
Stellar field for NYC Half
NEW YORK – Olympic bronze medalist Wilson Kipsang of Kenya and three-time Olympian Kim Smith of New Zealand will headline the international fields for the NYC Half on Sunday, March 17; World Championships bronze medalist Bob Tahri of France will make his half-marathon … [Read more...]
Machichim wins San Diego 2012
The 15th Rock ‘n’ Roll San Diego event on Sunday morning was a star-studded success. Meb Keflezighi, winner of the 2012 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials, appears ready for the upcoming London Olympic Games. The 37-year-old ran smoothly and effortlessly on Sunday, winning … [Read more...]