Kenya’s Barnaba Kiplimo and Mercy Jemutai topped in today’s Khon kaen marathon held in Thailand. Kiplimo won the men’s title after clocking 2:18.55 ahead of Ethiopian Ebisa Kure takele (2:21.43) with compatriot Fekadu Tesfaye Degefa completing the podium at 2:21.45. In women, the Kenyan Jemutai managed second position at 2:53:13 behind the champion and Ethiopian […]
Cornelius Kipkosgei and Stella Chepkurui were the winners of today’s Uasin Gishu County cross country championships hosted at the Tarita Ngenyilel. Selected results 10km senior men 10km senior women 6km junior women 8km junior men
Bungoma County Athletics Kenya chairman Patrick Kipsang is optimistic that his athletes will compete for the national cross country titles set for next month in Eldoret. Speaking after holding the county cross country championships at the Kapsokwony High school in Mt Elgon, Kipsang was full of praise for his athletes especially those in the senior […]
The former Africa Junior 3000m bronze medalist Gideon Rono and Caren Jebet were the winners of the Athletics Kenya Baringo Cross country championships held today in Ravine. Rono, who has graduated into the senior ranks won the men’s 10km race to book for a slot at the Central Rift region championships that will be held […]
Former World Half marathon record holder Kibiwott kandie and Diana Chepkorir were the winners of the 2025 Kenya Defence Forces Cross Country championships held today at the Ulinzi Sports Complex. Coming from Embakasi, Kandie clocked 29:24.8 to reclaim the title he lost last year to Peter Mwaniki ahead of Wajir Airbase Wesley Yego who was […]
Upstarts Edwin Kiplangat Bett and Diana Chepkorir were the winners of the Athletics Kenya final leg of Cross country championships held today in Kisii. It was another stellar performance by Joyline Chepkemoi and Emmanuel Someki lemiso who won in the 6km and 8km junior women and men respectively Chepkorir won the 10km women title in […]
Fresh from setting the 5km world record, double Olympic Games champion Beatrice Chebet has been recognized for outstanding year of 2024. Today, Letsrun.com has rewarded double world cross country champion after missing out on the World Athlete of the Year Award despite enjoying the whole season on top of the world. Letsrun crowned Chebet as […]
Former Britain and Canada athletics coach Peter Erickson has petitioned the ratification of Ruth Chepng’etich world marathon record holder’s eligibility. Chepng’etich, who set the mixed World marathon record with victory at the 2024 Chicago Marathon at 2:09.56, has baffled critics that they could not belief a woman can run such time. Last month, her record […]
The reigning world marathon record holder Ruth Chepngetich won silver at the San Silvestre Vallecana 10km held on the New Year’s Eve in Spain. Chepngetich, who set the 42km mixed women marathon at 2:09.56 during the last year’s Chicago marathon finished second behind home girl Marta Garcia as another Spaniard Agueda Marques coming third. Garcia […]
Double Olympic Games gold medalist Beatrice Chebet ended the year on a high note, setting the 5km Road Race world record during today’s Cursa dels Nassos race in Barcelona, Spain. The 24 year old set a new record with a time of 13:54, destroying Agnes Jebet Ng’etich time of 14:00 when she set the then […]