Reigning Olympic Games marathon champion Peres Jepchirchir Ngeno defended her world half marathon title after winning the World Athletics Road Running Championships in Riga, Latvia. The former New York marathon led 2019 world athletics 5,000m silver medalist Margaret Chelimo Kipkemboi and youngster Catherine Reline to win her third world half marathon title to join the […]
Three time world 1,500m champion won bronze in one mile at the inaugural World Road Running championships in Riga, Latvia. The race was won by Ethiopia’s Diribe Welteji for gold with Freweyni Hailu settling for silver and triple world record holder Kipyegon setting for bronze. Welteji turned tables on Kipyegon to win the title in […]
Commonwealth Games 5,000m champion Beatrice Chebet and former world junior 5,000m Lilian Kasait Rengeruk won gold and silver in the 5km women race at the inaugural World Road Running championships in Riga, Latvia this morning. The world cross country champion won the women’s 5km, clocking 14:35 for a time just six seconds off the women-only […]
Nicholas Kipkorir Kimeli settled for the bronze medal in the 5km race at the inaugural World Athletics Road Running championships in Riga, Latvia. The former world U20 cross-country champion Hagos Gebrhiwet led his Ethiopian compatriot Yomif Kejelcha in a 1-2 podium finish in 12:59 and 13:02 before Kipkorir earned his first global medal, taking bronze […]
Former Kigali peace marathon silver medalist Shadrack Kimining and half marathon specialist Beatrice Cheserek will fly the Kenyan flag at this Sunday’s Cardiff Half Marathon in Great Britain. Kimining, who has been dominating in major half marathons, is the best capped runner at the race having a personal best of 59:27 set during the Aramco […]
Champions Margaret Agai and Reuben Kiprop Kerio are set to defend their Kosice Peace Marathon on Sunday in Slovakia. In women, Agai won the title in a new course record of 2:24.04, smashing the previous mark of f 2:24:35 held by Ethiopian Ayuntu Tadesse. Agai, who has a personal best time of 2:23:28 set while […]
Kenyans Alex Korio and Joyciline Cherotich will be chasing the Trento Half Marathon titles in Italy. Alex Korio with a personal best of 58:51 will be the best Kenyan on the course behind Ethiopian Muktar Idris with a PB of 58:40. The duo will be up against the Kenyan pair of Dickson Nyakundi (60:39) and […]
The fifth edition of the Eldoret City Marathon has been called off. With the race that was to be held on Sunday October 1st in Eldoret has been called off according to race Director Moses Tanui. In a press release, the veteran athlete expressed regret about having to postpone the event. It was noted that […]
Fresh from produced the fastest half marathon in the world this year with Antrim Coast event in Northern Ireland, Daniel Mateiko will be making his debut in marathon when he lines up at the Chicago marathon, one of the world Marathon Majors in the world in the United States of America come October 8th. The […]
Elvis Tabarnach and Lydia Korir were the winners at the Lugano half marathon held yesterday in Switzerland. Tabarnach guided Isaac Too and William Kibor to sweep the podium at 1:02.00, 1:02.02 and 1:03.15 in positions 1, 2 and 3 respectively. In women, Kenyan Lydia Korir was second with compatriot Morine Michira third at 1:09.56 and […]