Thursday September 21st , a unique piece of street art has been unveiled at the clubhouse of Berlin-based running club Berlin Braves, located at Wassertorstrasse 11 in the German capital.
Belgium's Bashir Abdi, a world and Olympic bronze medalist, claimed his second Rotterdam Marathon victory by winning the World Athletics Gold Label road race on Sunday (16) in a time of 2:03:47. Tesfu and Chumba continued to run together up until 35km, reaching 1:55:50, but Chumba then started to open up a bit of a gap on her rival in the final few kilometers.
Kenya, known for its formidable presence in marathon running, has revealed the initial list of 20 athletes as a part of its preliminary squad for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The lineup boasts esteemed names such as Eliud Kipchoge and Peres Jepchirchir, both previous Olympic champions.
Samwel Mailu was glued to the TV screen in Kenya when in October 2019 his idol Eliud Kipchoge broke the two-hour marathon barrier in Vienna’s Prater Park. The sensational achievement made worldwide headlines. It was exactly on the same stretch of road in the Prater, where Samwel Mailu broke away from his remaining rivals on Sunday during the 40th Vienna City Marathon. “But I did not think about Eliud at this moment as I was not aware that it was exactly on this road where he was running in 2019,“ said Samwel Mailu. With around 10 kilometers left in the race, the 30-year-old went on to break the nine-year-old course record of the Vienna City Marathon with a time of 2:05:08 in warm conditions.
In an astounding display of talent and endurance, Sifan Hassan has left her indelible mark on the world of professional distance running by clinching an extraordinary victory at the 2023 Bank of America Chicago Marathon. Her finishing time of 2:13:44 is not just a personal achievement but a redefining moment for marathon running itself. What's truly remarkable is that she accomplished this feat a mere 43 days after a phenomenal triple win at the World Championships in Budapest, where she secured a bronze medal in the 1500m and a silver in the 5000m.
Riga, Latvia - Kenya's Beatrice Chebet accomplished an extraordinary feat at the inaugural World Athletics Road Running Championships in Riga, Latvia. The 23-year-old athlete, who had previously clinched the world cross country title earlier in the year in Bathurst, once again showcased her exceptional talents on the global stage.
Molly Seidel, the bronze medalist from the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, has made a remarkable return to marathon running. After a tumultuous period marked by injury, an eating disorder, and self-doubt, Seidel secured an eighth-place finish in the 2023 Chicago Marathon, her first marathon race since her Olympic achievement. Experience...
Kenyan world record marathon runner, Brigid Kosgei, has won the 2020 London Marathon.“The weather is not good,” Kosgei told Gabby Logan on the BBC. “We haven’t had much time to prepare ... I had some struggles out there.”Kosgei’s winning time was 2:18.28. In 2019 Kosgei shocked the running world, when she broke Paula Radcliffe's marathon world record, clocking 2:14:04 in Chicago. Her time in London, just over four minutes off her mark, but given the bad weather and interrupted preparation, it's an amazing time.
Athletics ACT, are initiating a new race concept in early Jannary, utilising the amazing Stromlo Forest Park for races ranging from 1km (junior) to 5km (senior).
The races will be fast, as athletes cruise around the Stephen Hodge Criterium Cycling Circuit, at Stromlo.
Jack Rayner has broken Craig Mottram's Australian 10,000m road record at the Burnie 10 over the weekend. Rayner clocked 27:43 to shave 11 seconds off Mottram's old record of 27:54.
