Defending champions of last years Sunfeast Bangalore World 10K will be returning this year in an attempt to retain the title. 2009 Men’s 10K winner, Deriba Merga, is coming back from a strong showing at the 2010 Boston Marathon with a 3rd place finish, a race which he won last year. The Women’s 10K winner [...]
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Bart Yasso, 54, is the Chief Running Officer at the Runners World magazine, the largest selling sports magazine in the world. Bart is battling Lyme disease, and had one regret in his life – of never having run the Comrades Marathon, known as the greatest footrace on the planet. In a month from today, Bart [...]
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Here’s how your favorite celebrities did at the 2010 London Marathon. Aussie singer Natalie Imbruglia (5:02:23) comedian Russell Howard (4:15:21) soap star Tony Audenshaw (3:13:30) TV presenter Jenni Falconer (3:31:02) Princess Beatrice, the first royal to complete the gruelling 26.2-mile course (around 6 hours) Sir Richard Branson (5:02:24) comedian Lee Evans (4:55:10) Big Brother winner [...]
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For folks who missed all the live excitement of London Marathon, here’s a video footage of the event from SporTV. The video spans 10 minutes and follows the Women’s and Men’s race from the start to finish, covering key intermediate points on the route. Special moments to watch out for in the video are the [...]
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Nashville – An American won at the Country Music Marathon and 1/2 Marathon for the first time in 11 years. Ilsa Paulson of New York City won the women’s marathon in a time of 2:33:39. The men’s race was won by William Najanjo of Colombia in 2:15:38. Results Summary Marathon (Men): William Najanjo 2:15:38 Juan [...]
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On a day where Haile Gebrselassie took all the headlines with an easy 10K victory at Madrid, it was Cherogony Thomson of Kenya who won the Men’s Marathon in 2:11:27. Women’s Marathon was won by Desta Girma Tadesse of Ethiopia in 2:34:39 respectively. Results Summary Marathon (Men): THOMSON CHEROGONY 2:11:27 DICXON CHUMBA 2:11:54 JONATHAN KIPKOSGEI [...]
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Tsegaye Kebede of Ethiopia has won the the Men’s Marathon here at the 30th edition of the Virgin London Marathon in 2:05:19. The Olympic and World bronze medalist improved upon his 2nd place finish from 2010. Kebede put up the surge at 35KM and that really split up the field with only Kirui being able to [...]
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Wilfred Kigen of Kenya won the Hamburg Marathon after overcoming the challenge of Norway’s Urige Arado Buta in a sprint finish. In the women’s marathon, it was another Kenyan Cherop Sharon who won the race ahead of Eshetu Degefa of Ethiopia in 2:28:38. Results Summary Marathon (Men): Kigen, Wilfred (KEN) 02:09:22 Buta, Urige Arado (NOR) [...]
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Tsegaye Kebede of Ethiopia has won the the Men’s Marathon here at the 30th edition of the Virgin London Marathon. The Olympic and World bronze medalist improved upon his 2nd place finish from 2010. Kebede put up the surge at 35KM and that really split up the field with only Kirui being able to follow before [...]
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Tanvir Kazmi is a passionate runner and has been blogging about marathon running, sharing news and updates since 2005 ... read more »
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