A knee injury has forced marathon world-record holder Patrick Makau (Kenya) to withdraw from the BMW BERLIN MARATHON to be run on September 29. “I intended to attack my own world record in Berlin but now the first thing on my mind is to … [Read more...]
Kenyans take Berlin Half Title
September 29, 2013 By Leave a Comment
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, … [Read more...]
Storl wins Shotput Title
October 28, 2012 By Leave a Comment
David Storl, Germany’s 21-year-old world shot put champion, fully justified his position as favourite for the gold in Helsinki. But the manner in which he won his second major title in the space of a year could hardly have been more … [Read more...]
Hamburg Marathon prepares
October 28, 2012 By Leave a Comment
With the Spring marathon season drawing to a close, the 27th running of the Haspa Marathon Hamburg on Sunday morning (29th) looks like giving further impetus to the wholesale revision of winning times that has taken place over the last … [Read more...]
Kimaiyo and Mohammed take Duesseldorf
October 28, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Kimaiyo and Mohammed beat the heat and the field Nahashon Kimaiyo and Merima Mohammed took the METRO Group Marathon Duesseldorf. Taking into account the very warm weather the 28 year-old Kenyan clocked a remarkable time of 2:10:54. Vasyl … [Read more...]
Mutai the one to beat
October 28, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Leading the elite field at the 39th edition of the BMW BERLIN MARATHON on September 30th is Geoffrey Mutai (31) from Kenya, the man who ran the fastest marathon ever winning the Boston Marathon last year clocking 2:03:02 hrs. The time … [Read more...]
Mutai ready to go
October 28, 2012 By Leave a Comment
When the fastest man in the marathon world meets the fastest course in the marathon world, the odds are in favour of something special. In Berlin that usually means a world record, of which there have been no fewer than seven in the past 15 … [Read more...]
Komon takes third Berlin 10k
October 28, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Leonard Komon and Anna Hahner took the ASICS Grand 10 in Berlin on Sunday. For the Kenyan it was the third win in a row at this race and once again he achieved a world-class time. The 24 year-old clocked 27:46 minutes while Germany’s new … [Read more...]
Mutai pips Kimetto in Berlin
October 28, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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 … [Read more...]
Yuki Kawauchi for Duesseldorf 2012
September 30, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Yuki Kawauchi first ever Japanese elite runner to compete in Duesseldorf For the first time in the history of the event a Japanese elite runner will compete at the METRO GROUP Marathon Duesseldorf on 29th April. Yuki Kawauchi has been … [Read more...]
