European Athletics has awarded the 2018 European Athletics Championships to the Germany city of Berlin. The European Athletics Council made the decision Saturday morning after the German Athletics Federation and City of Berlin presented their candidacy to host the...
In addition to the number one and number two in the world, world-record holder, Patrick Makau, and Wilson Kipsang (both of Kenya), several other top-notch runners will be competing in Berlin on September 29: Eliud Kipchoge (Kenya) was crowned world champion in the...
Kenyans Jacob Kendagor and Helah Kiprop took the 33rd edition of the Vattenfall BERLIN HALF MARATHON. For the first time in his career Kendagor clocked a time of 59:36 minutes. It is the fifth fastest result in the world this year, discounting courses of those races...
Geoffrey Mutai of Kenya re-established his claim to be the world’s best marathoner this morning, but only just. Mutai won the 39th BMW Berlin Marathon in 2.04.15, narrowly beating his training partner, Dennis Kimetto, who clocked the fastest marathon debut in...
In April 2011, Geoffrey Mutai of Kenya won the Boston Marathon in a time of 2:03:02, covering the 42.195 km distance faster than anyone in history. This time is not recognized as the standing world record because Boston’s 139 m* net drop does not conform to...
