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Gebrehiwot surprises, Dibaba signals strong return in Madrid 10Km – San Silvestre Vallecana report
1 January 2012 - Madrid, Spain – Ethiopian teenager Hagos Gebrehiwot and Olympic champion Tirunesh Dibaba were the winners at the 47th ‘San Silvestre Vallecana’ 10Km – an IAAF silve ...
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Spotlight on Dibaba and Medhin in Madrid – San Silvestre Vallecana PREVIEW
30 December 2011 - Madrid, Spain - The 47th ‘San Silvestre Vallecana’ – which is an IAAF Silver Label road race – will be held on the evening of New Year’s eve. In addition to the elite contest, there will ...
Kenyans sweep in Singapore
4 December 2011 - Singapore - The second edition of the Standard Chartered Marathon Singapore (SCMS) took to the roads of Singapore on Sunday (4), with Kenya once again dominating.
Running in his debut, Ndambiri triumphs in Fukuoka
4 December 2011 - Fukuoka, Japan - Josphat Ndambiri, a sub-27 minutes 10,000m runner who was fifth at the 2007 World Championships, won the Fukuoka Marathon in his debut on Sunday, clocking 2:07:36.
Largest and Strongest Field of Elite Runners to Compete in Singapore Marathon - PREVIEW
2 December 2011 – Singapore - This year’s Standard Chartered Marathon Singapore (SCMS) will feature an impressive contingent of elite athletes, which includes some of the highest ranked marath ...
For Japanese men, road to London to begin in Fukuoka - PREVIEW
2 December 2011 – Fukuoka, Japan - The 65th Fukuoka International Marathon, the second oldest marathon in Japan, will be contested on Sunday 4 December 4. For Japanese men, this IAAF Gold Label Road Race is the first ...
Komen breaks La Rochelle record with 2:07:13
28 November 2011 - La Rochelle, France - Kenyan John Komen ran 2:07:13 to break the race record of Marathon de La Rochelle Serge Vigot on Sunday, while Ethiopian Ture Chatu won the women’s race in 2:36:04.
Bekele and Gigi lead Ethiopian sweep in Florence
27 November 2011 – Florence, Italy - Ethiopia claimed a winning sweep at the 28th Florence Marathon in both men’s and women’s races thanks to Berga Birhanu Bekele who crossed the finish line first in 2:09:52 ahead of Gela Hailu Se ...
In close races, Desisa and Kabuu prevail in New Delhi Half
27 November 2011 - New Delhi, India - Running in ideal conditions Ethiopian Lelisa Desisa went one up from his last year’s effort while pre-race favourite Lucy Kabuu Wangui of Kenya won in her first appearance in the seve ...
Course records fall in Beirut
27 November 2011 – Beirut, Lebanon – Both the men’s and women’s event records tumbled at the ninth edition of the BLOM Beirut Marathon on Sunday.
