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Lel speaks confidently of the World record, while Cheruiyot prepares for a name change
15 December 2008 - Nairobi, Kenya - Renowned Kenyan marathoners Martin Lel and Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot spoke last weekend in Nairobi with Saddique Shaban in an exclusive interview for the IAAF website about their hopes for 2009 especially with respect to the London and Boston marathons.
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Gebrselassie to run City-Pier-City Half Marathon
8 December 2008 - The Hague, The Netherlands - The organisers of the Fortis City-Pier-City Half Marathon have announced the start of Haile Gebrselassie in the 35th edition of the event in The Hague on Saturday 14 March.
Kebede cruises 2:06:10 course record in Fukuoka
7 December 2008 - Breaking away from his competitions after 30 kilometres and covering the next five kilometres in an incredible 14:17, Tsegaye Kebede won the 62nd annual Fukuoka International Marathon in 2:06:10. It was not only a new course record...
While Limo and Kebede battle, will a new star emerge? –Fukuoka Marathon preview
5 December 2008 – Fierce domestic competition and another stellar international field are on tap at Sunday’s 62nd annual Fukuoka Marathon – an IAAF Silver Label Road Race – as the race, the second oldest Marathon in J...
Hall signs for Boston
19 November 2008 - Boston, USA - American Half Marathon record holder Ryan Hall will run the 113th edition of the Boston Marathon on 20 April 2009.
Tufa just shy of 15Km World record in Nijmegen - UPDATED
16 November 2008 - Nijmegen, The Netherlands - Ethiopians Mestawat Tufa and Ayele Abshiro were the winners of the 25th edition of the Fortis Zevenheuvelen loop (Seven Hills Run) an IAAF Silver Label Road Race, in Nijmegen.
With late race charge, Ozaki triumphs at Tokyo Women’s Marathon
16 November 2008 - Tokyo, Japan - Overhauling pre-race favourite Yoko Shibui in the 38th kilometre, Yoshimi Ozaki won the final edition of the Tokyo Women’s Marathon on Sunday.
Can Shibui rise to the occasion? - Preview of the 30th Tokyo Women’s Marathon
14 November 2008 - The 2008 Tokyo Women’s Marathon, the 30th edition, is scheduled to be held on November 16 in Tokyo for the final time. Next year, the marathon will move to nearby Yokohama.
Paul Lekuraa, international marathon man of mystery
10 November 2008 - Athens, Greece - It’s a measure of just how many Kenyans are training away by themselves in solitary hope of an opportunity for glory, and how difficult it is to keep track of them, that when Paul Lekuraa won the Alpha Bank At...
2,500 years anniversary of the genesis of the marathon approaches
10 November 2008 - Marathon, Greece - ‘Adding value to your marathon’ was the topic of the 2nd Marathon Symposium of the Association of International Marathons and Road Races (AIMS) held in Marathon (Greece) on Saturday (9).
