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RAK Half Marathon 2010 Results – Mutai/Abeylegesse win

February 19, 2010

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

February 16, 2010

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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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RAK Half Marathon 2010 Preview: 10 Sub-60 Runners

February 11, 2010

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News: World’s Most Competitive Race Announces Line Up for 2010 – The RAK Half Marathon welcomes the world’s best runners once again. Though in the absence of Wanjiru, I do not think that the world record is on the line again.
After two world records in February last year, the 2010 edition of [...]

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Makau wins 3rd Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon

February 20, 2009

Event date: Feb 20, 2009
Makau also ran the 2nd fastest half marathon time ever, at 58:52. The WR of Sammy Wanjiry is 58:33 and the next best is also Wanjiru’s at 58:53, set in the 1st RAK half marathon in 2007. I had the opportunity to follow the event live on sport-track.com where it displayed [...]

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Ras al Khaimah Half Marathon on Feb 20th

February 13, 2009

3rd Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon: expect a World Record!
Ras Al Khaimah is one of the seven Emirates that form the United Arab Emirates, others being (Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm Al Quwain, and Fujairah). The first edition of this race was held in 2007 in a spectacular fashion with a world record of [...]

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