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Nancy Jelagat, Michael Kibet wins Tegla Loroupe peace race

Fresh from winning Chebara half marathon title in Elgeyo Marakwet, Nancy Jelagat extended her winning formula by clinching the 15th edition of Tegla Loroupe 10km Peace Road race held today in Makutano, West Pokot County.

Agnes Tirop, Agnes Tirop Jebet, Hyvin Kiyeng, Abraham Kiptum, Caroline Tuigong, Renny Chekagat

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Agnes Tirop off for Tegla Loroupe peace race

Former world cross country champion Agnes Tirop will be facing off with top athletes in the 15th edition of Tegla Loroupe 10km Peace Race on Saturday morning.

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Low athletes turn-out as Iten hosts anti-doping campaign

Pride as the Home of Champions due to its large number of athletes, Elgeyo Marakwet failed to meet the motto during the anti-Doping campaign after majority of athletes failed to tun-up for the event, registering a low turn out today.

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Doping is a disease that should be treated now-athletes

Athletes have condemned the doping menace in the country as a disease that needs to be treated as fast as possible to avoid spreading to others who are clean.

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Edward Zakayo on triple cross country mission

Reigning world under 20 5,000m champion Edward Zakayo will be taking on three cross country meetings as he tries to cut into the Kenya team ahead of World cross country championships. The reigning Commonwealth Games 5,000m bronze medalist will begin his campaign at this weekend’s Cross International in Spain. The on-form form three student at […]

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Berlin champions Eliud Kipchoge, Gladys Cherono win AIMS champions

The world running organisation, the Association of International Marathons and Distance Races (AIMS), has named Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge and Gladys Cherono as the male and female winners of the AIMS Best Marathon Runner Awards for 2018.

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Mororia hosts winner’s party as Mary Keitany jets back

Mororia village hosted the winners party as queen of New York City marathon Mary Keitany jetted back home today at the Eldoret International Airport.

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Flomena Cheyech spiced for Shanghai Marathon

Former Commonwealth marathon champion Flomena Cheyech Daniels will face off with Magdalene Masai for Shanghai marathon title on Sunday 18th in China.

Mary Keitany, Mary Jepkosgey Keitany, Vivian Cheruiyot, Priscah Jeptoo, Magdalene Masai, Caroline Chepkoech, Great North Run half marathon, Great North Run, Charles Koech, Kenya’s Mary Keitany took 41 seconds off the women’s-only world record* at the Virgin Money London Marathon, running 2:17:01 at the IAAF Gold Label Road Race on Sunday (23). Keitany said in the build-up to this year’s race she was in shape to break Paula Radcliffe’s mark of 2:17:42 and while she demurred when asked about the possibility of bettering Radcliffe’s outright mark of 2:15:25, Keitany was running minutes inside Radcliffe’s schedule in the first half. Paced by her training partner Caroline Kipkirui, Keitany cut loose from arguably the most accomplished field in race history with an astonishingly fast third mile 4:37. Through 5km in 15:31 and 10km in 31:17, Keitany was running at close to 2:10 pace while the second group – which was already beginning to splinter – hit 10km in 31:31, exactly half a minute faster than Radcliffe in 2003. Keitany, who covered the fourth and fifth miles in 4:56 and 4:59 respectively, was still within sight of the second group at 10km but the 34-year-old was away and clear with a succession of mile splits faster than 5:10 through the 10-mile mark in 50:41. Her half marathon split of 1:06:54 was the fastest in marathon history (Radcliffe ran 1:08:02 in 2003) and her advantage had extended to 59 seconds over the chasers, including track greats Tirunesh Dibaba, Vivian Cheruiyot, former winner Aselefech Mergia and world silver medallist Helah Kiprop. “I know Mary is a fast runner and I was following my own pace and until halfway, I was on track but I was never expecting she would go that fast and maintain it,” said an incredulous Dibaba after the race. This early pace had already torn the second group asunder. Former winner Tigist Tufa and world champion Mare Dibaba had lost more than three minutes on the second group with the latter dropping out after the 30km mark. Keitany was also beginning to slow with a 14th mile of 5:21 before four successive miles in the 5:14-5:18 range. Through 30km in a pending world record of 1:36:05, Keitany was still 31 seconds faster than Radcliffe in 2003 but her preceding 5km split of 16:22 was her slowest thus far. Keitany’s mile splits had started to drift into the 5:20 range and while Dibaba seemed to be running with more fluidity, her lead stayed at more than one minute through 35km in 1:52:39. The overall world record was beyond reach but Keitany was still on course to smash Radcliffe’s women’s-only world record. Dibaba was running at a fantastic pace in just her second marathon, but after such a fast start she had to stop due to stomach cramps in the 23rd mile. She quickly gathered herself, but in spite of her fantastic credentials over the shorter distances there was no way she was going to catch Keitany. After covering the preceding two miles in 5:27 and 5:25 respectively, Keitany spurted again with a 26th mile in 4:56 to ensure she would take a sizeable chunk off Radcliffe’s 12-year-old women’s-only world record with 2:17:01, the second-fastest time in the history of women’s marathon running. “I want to thank the pacemaker who was taking me all the way to 14 miles,” said Keitany. “From there, I started to go alone and see how my body was.” Dibaba rallied in the closing stages to finish second in 2:17:56, taking more than a minute from Tiki Gelana’s Ethiopian record and becoming the third-fastest woman in history. “I haven’t decided yet but my gut feeling is I’ll be running the 10,000m on the track,” said Dibaba on her plans for the IAAF World Championships London 2017 this summer. Mergia was beset by leg cramps in the closing stages but the 2010 champion accrued another podium finish in third in 2:23:08 while Cheruiyot, who equalled her half-marathon lifetime best of 1:07:54 en route, faded to fourth on her debut in 2:23:50.

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Free feast as Mary Keitany returns

Mororia village in Elgeyo Marakwet County will be live with feast as four time New York City Marathon champion Mary Keitany returns into the country on Thursday.

Agnes Jebet, Agnes Jebet Tirop, Alice Aprot, Alice Nawowuna Aprot, Irene Cheptai, Irene Chepet Cheptai, Nyayo National Stadium, Cyrus Rutto, Davis Kiplangat, Josephat Kiprono, London world championships,

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Youngsters shine at Chebara 21km as Tirop wins cross country

Asbel Kipkorir and Nancy Jelagat were the new faces in the road race as they won the third edition of Chebara Dam Half marathon held over the weekend in Elgeyo Marakwet County.