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Merga, Cheruiyot, Hall head Boston Marathon 2010 Elite Field

February 23, 2010

Elite field of 44 athletes from ten countries was announced today for the 114th running of the Boston Marathon on April 19.
Headlining the field, and recently announced, are defending champions Deriba Merga and Salina Kosgei, and past champions Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot, Catherine Ndereba, Dire Tune and Lidiya Grigoryeva.
On the men’s side, nine have raced under [...]

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Chennai Marathon 2010 Results: Rono wins

February 22, 2010

Augustine Rono of Kenya won the 8th edition of the Chennai Marathon in 2:14:45, organized by SDAT, a remarkable time considering the hot and humid Chennai conditions. The margin of victory was a remarkable 13 minutes, but not too surprising since the second placed runner was from India, Santosh Kumar, who finished in 2:27:25. What [...]

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Kolkata Marathon 2010 Results: Lyngkhoi wins

February 22, 2010

Defending chanpion Bining Lyngkhoi (Army Sports Institute, Pune) won the 6th edition of the Kolkata Marathon. In the women’s event, Kavita Raut from Karnataka took the top spot. The event saw nearly 17,000 runners take part in the various events, 42.195 km Run (Men), 10.5 km Run (Women), 4.2 km Fun Run, and a 200 [...]

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Comrades Marathon 2010: 99 Days to Go

February 19, 2010

Time flies! It was not that long ago that I was writing about 300 days to go, and thinking of what training plans to choose for the biggest event yet of my short running career (or hobby, or passion). And now, Comrades Marathon, is right here, right now. I have qualified, I am training, and [...]

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RAK Half Marathon 2010 Results – Mutai/Abeylegesse win

February 19, 2010

The 2010 RAK Half Marathon at Ras Al Khaimah (UAE) has just finished and the results are out. Sterling performance from Geoffrey Mutai of Kenya landed him the winner’s medal in a time of 59:43. The women’s race was won by Elvan Abeylegesse of Turkey (born in Ethiopia), in a performance which left the experienced [...]

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Auroville Marathon 2010 Results

February 19, 2010

Results of the 3rd Auroville Marathon are now out. The event reached new heights this year with reported participation of about 800 runners. Impressive!
Results Summary
Full Marathon – MEN

1094 LOURDES IRUDAYA BOSCO 3:15:15
1115 ASHOK NATH 3:21:41
1010 MICHAEL HARMJANZ 3:29:55

Full Marathon – WOMEN

1150 ING-MARIE PUTKA 4:41:47
1014 AMRITA MITRA 4:47:46
1151 SUMATI KALIDINDI 5:03:31

HALF Marathon – MEN

2393 SANTHASIVAN M [...]

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RAK Half Marathon 2010 Preview: Women’s World Record?

February 16, 2010

Though I would rate the men’s field chances of getting that half marathon world record a bit elusive, the women’s elite field selected by the organizers may just fancy getting this one. Here are the details on what to expect from the ladies at the RAK Half Marathon 2010.
Tune and a dozen sub 70 ladies [...]

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Noida Half Marathon 2010 Race Report

February 14, 2010

This was the first half marathon I was running since the Airtel Delhi Half Marathon in Nov. In recent times, or rather last couple of years, my focus has shifted from half marathons to marathons, so its only once in a while that I get to run half marathon as part of any event.
The Noida [...]

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Airtel Kolkata Marathon 2010 on Feb 21st

February 12, 2010

The 6th edition of the Airtel Kolkata Marathon will be run on Feb 21st, 2010. This news was announced today by the organizing secretary Prochy Mehta in Kolkata. About 20,000 runners are expected to participate in this event. The race is also being considered a qualifying run for the 2010 Commonwealth Games.
Events

Men’s Marathon (42K)
Ladies Run [...]

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Boston Marathon 2010 – Merga and Kosgei return to defend

February 11, 2010

News: BOSTON, MA, February 10, 2010 – John Hancock Financial today announced the return of 2009 Boston Marathon champions Deriba Merga of Ethiopia and Salina Kosgei of Kenya for the 114th running of the race on April 19.
John Hancock has also signed past champions Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot and Catherine Ndereba of Kenya, [...]

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