Fine weather helped Kenyan runner Philimon Kiptoo Kipchumba to create a new record of 2:05:35 for the Shanghai Marathon. Some 38,000 runners from home and abroad set off from the Bund on Sunday morning. The previous record ...
The rise to fame for the father-of-two had been rapid – he only ran his first full marathon in 2022. He made an instant impact over the distance as he ran the then fourth fastest time on record (2:01:53) to win the Valencia Marathon before setting a course record of 2:01:25...
Some runners regard the 10K Race a warm-up for the 2023 Shanghai Marathon, which will be held on November 26. "This is the best season for running," said runner Li Hui, who will also take part in next month's marathon. "Thoug...
The Chinese marathon record was set by Kenyan Moses Mosop in 2015 in Xiamen, where he timed in 2:06:19. Reigning champion Dejene Debela of Ethiopia will also attend this year's race. The 24-year-old runner became the slowest winner in 11 years by finishing the race in 2:11:22 becau...
Keitany, 36, is the women's only marathon record-holder who finished runner-up in this race last year after notching three successive titles. In 2016, the Kenyan had a dominating performance in which she surged ahead at after 21km to finish the course on a solo run in 2:24:26. ...
Kenyan marathoner Barnabas Kiplimo broke the tape at Khon Kaen in a winning time of 2:18:55 while wearing the world’s first pair of carbon-plated running sandals. He outpaced second-place runner Ebisa Kure Takele (2:21:43) and third-place Fedadu Tesfaye Degefa (2:21:45), both ...
The article looks at a story published in the "Chicago Tribune" about the Chicago Marathon in Illinois on October 13, 2013, including the breaking of the course record by men's winner, Kenyan runner Dennis Kimetto, Kenyan women's winner Rita Jeptoo, and security precautions at the race....
A closer look at those stats also show that Kipchioge remains the most consistently fast marathon runner in history, with five of the top 10 times ever run. Sunday’s marathon was the 38-year-old’s slowest within that 10 and only his third-fastest in Berlin after his world records last...
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Kenyan runner Fancy Chemutai, the second best woman in half marathon in the world, did not finish the race. Chemutai injured her ankle in May 2018. Staged in one of Europe's most scenic capitals, and featuring the best Czech and international running stars, the Sportisimo Prague Half Mar...