What will it take for Indian marathoners to set a new record?
2 months ago

What will it take for Indian marathoners to set a new record?

Live Mint  

In 2004, Kenya’s Paul Tergat held the marathon world record with a timing of 2:04:55, which he had set in Berlin a year earlier. Since then, better training, nutrition and new carbon shoes have propelled runners to new records, none more than Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge, who set the world on fire running a sub-2-hour marathon under controlled conditions and held the world record till his compatriot Kelvin Kiptum bettered it with 2 hours and 35 seconds at the Chicago Marathon in October 2023. At the 20th Tata Mumbai Marathon on Sunday, while 60,000 runners raced through the city chasing personal records, Indian athletes couldn’t improve on the 1978 record. Sunday’s conditions were not ideal for a fast race but international athletes easily ran faster times than the Indian national record; The Indian athletes came nowhere close to it. ADVANCED TRAINING NEEDED “One of the primary reasons the 1978 marathon record still stands is the lack of consistent investment in long-term development programs specifically tailored for marathon training," says Gopi, who was third on Sunday finishing in 2:19.

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Indian sports wrap, February 19: Gopi Thonakal, Ashwini Jadhav to headline New Delhi Marathon
1 month ago

Indian sports wrap, February 19: Gopi Thonakal, Ashwini Jadhav to headline New Delhi Marathon

The Hindu  

ATHLETICS Defending champions Gopi Thonakal and Ashwini Jadhav return to New Delhi Marathon Defending men’s and women’s champions Gopi Thonakal and Ashwini Madan Jadhav will headline the 10th edition of the New Delhi Marathon scheduled to take place here on February 23. -Team Sportstar TENNIS AITA Ranking Tennis Tournament: Jaya Kapoor beats Saily Thakkar Qualifier Jaya Kapoor beat third seed …

Half marathon world record shattered: Jacob Kiplimo becomes first man to break 57 minutes
1 month, 1 week ago

Half marathon world record shattered: Jacob Kiplimo becomes first man to break 57 minutes

New York Times  

The half marathon world record now begins with a 56. Jacob Kiplimo of Uganda took a whopping 48 seconds off the previous record Sunday morning at the 2025 Barcelona Half Marathon, clocking 56:42 to become the first man to ever break 57 minutes. “Ideal temperature, no wind at all, fantastic circuit — everything went better than expected.” Kiplimo had already …

Tata Mumbai Marathon 2025: Ethiopia dominates international entries as Lemi and Minsewo eye title defence
2 months, 1 week ago

Tata Mumbai Marathon 2025: Ethiopia dominates international entries as Lemi and Minsewo eye title defence

The Hindu  

The 20th edition of Tata Mumbai Marathon will be held here on Sunday and Ethiopian champions Hayle Lemi Berhanu and Abersh Minsewo, in men’s and women’s categories respectively, are back in the mix to defend their titles. RELATED: No major changes in Tata Mumbai Marathon 2025 route but pollution a concern The title defender in the women’s category Minsewo said …

Ethiopian runners Berhanu, Minsewo will return to defend titles in Mumbai Marathon
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Ethiopian runners Berhanu, Minsewo will return to defend titles in Mumbai Marathon

The Hindu  

The famed Ethiopian long-distance runners, led by reigning champions Hayle Lemi Berhanu and Aberash Minsewo, will return to defend their titles when the Tata Mumbai Marathon is held in the city on January 19 next year. The 2025 field includes 11 men and six women having their personal best faster than the existing Mumbai Marathon course records. Eritrean Merhawi Kesete, …

Nawang Tsering: How a Zanskari emerged as a world class trail runner
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Nawang Tsering: How a Zanskari emerged as a world class trail runner

Live Mint  

At the start line of the 100km category of the Chiang Mai Thailand by UTMB on 7 December, Nawang Tsering was a bundle of nerves. Tsering’s breakthrough race was the half marathon at the Ladakh Marathon in 2015 where he finished second. In 2016, Tsering took top spot in the half marathon category at the Ladakh Marathon, which he would …

Breaching the 10s barrier in 100m — which Indian sprinter will get there first
3 months ago

Breaching the 10s barrier in 100m — which Indian sprinter will get there first

The Hindu  

Manikanta Hoblidhar thought he had it. If I had been able to run all the way through to the finish line, I’m sure I’d have run in less than 10.20 seconds,” he says. Just a couple of years ago, Sri Lanka’s Yupun Abeykoon clocked a time of 9.96 seconds, becoming the first South Asian to break the 10-second barrier in …

Running marathons: How to choose the race that is right for you
3 months, 1 week ago

Running marathons: How to choose the race that is right for you

Live Mint  

Winter weekends are fairly busy and active for Rishika Gupta, a 39-year-old architect from Kolkata. This is because not all races have their race routes and distances verified and certified by an independent sports body such as Indian Athletics, the apex body for running and managing athletics in India. “There is no proper legal framework or guidelines for conducting races …

Tata Steel Marathon 2024: Ebenyo, Kebede return to defend their titles at World 25K Kolkata
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Tata Steel Marathon 2024: Ebenyo, Kebede return to defend their titles at World 25K Kolkata

The Hindu  

Defending champions Daniel Ebenyo and Sutume Kebede will return to defend their titles in the world’s first World Athletics Gold Label 25 K Race, Tata Steel World 25K Kolkata, which is scheduled on Sunday, December 15. Early this year, Kebede improved her personal bests in the half marathon and marathon to take initial world leads in both events in 2024. …

Indian sports wrap, November 21: Supriya wins discus gold in 98th Inter-College athletics meet
4 months ago

Indian sports wrap, November 21: Supriya wins discus gold in 98th Inter-College athletics meet

The Hindu  

ATHLETICS Supriya wins discus gold in 98th Inter-College athletics meet Supriya Attre of Lady Shri Ram College came up with an impressive throw of 45.63 metres to clinch the discus gold in the 98th Inter-College athletics meet at the Delhi University Polo ground on Thursday. The results : Under-18 boys: Sehaj Singh Pawar bt Om Patel 6-1, 7-5; Izyan Ahmad …

Meet India's marathon men who completed a unique Grand Slam
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Meet India's marathon men who completed a unique Grand Slam

Live Mint  

When Bharatkumar Jain first decided to do the marathon equivalent of a Grand Slam—the top six of the world’s marathons—he wasn’t chasing a record. On Sunday, Jain became possibly the first Indian to run all six Marathon Majors—Tokyo, Boston, London, Berlin, Chicago and New York—in a single calendar year. “Boston is the same week as London, for which I had …

Half-marathon world record broken by one second in Valencia
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Half-marathon world record broken by one second in Valencia

The Independent  

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Running the TCS World 10k Bengaluru during a heatwave
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Running the TCS World 10k Bengaluru during a heatwave

Live Mint  

The latest edition of the TCS World 10k Bengaluru, held on 28 April, had a completely new route, including a new starting point and a new finish line; this was probably due to the ongoing general elections. TCS World 10k Bengaluru is often considered as India’s biggest 10km race. {{^adFree}} {{/adFree}} For the first time in the run’s short history, …

London Marathon’s 53,000 participants set new record
11 months ago

London Marathon’s 53,000 participants set new record

The Independent  

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Kelvin Kiptum: Marathon world record holder dies in car crash
1 year, 1 month ago

Kelvin Kiptum: Marathon world record holder dies in car crash

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World Marathon record holder, Kenya's Kelvin Kiptum, dead aged 24
1 year, 1 month ago

World Marathon record holder, Kenya's Kelvin Kiptum, dead aged 24

ABC  

Marathon world record holder Kelvin Kiptum of Kenya has died aged 24. Kiptum set the world record of 2 hours and 35 seconds at the Chicago Marathon in October 2023. Kelvin Kiptum set the world marathon record at Chicago in 2023. Kiptum broke Kipchoge's record by 34 seconds in Chicago, becoming the the first athlete to break 2:01 in a …

Man Singh wins gold at Asian Marathon Championships
1 year, 2 months ago

Man Singh wins gold at Asian Marathon Championships

The Hindu  

Man Singh became only the second Indian man to clinch a gold medal at the Asian Marathon Championships as he won the race with a personal best time here on Sunday. The 34-year-old Man Singh clocked two hours, 14 minutes and 19 seconds to win the competition. READ | Mumbai Marathon 2024: Lemi, Mineswo lead Ethiopia’s domination In the women’s …

Kolkata 25K | Daniel Ebenyo and Sutume Kebede clinch titles with new World Best times
1 year, 3 months ago

Kolkata 25K | Daniel Ebenyo and Sutume Kebede clinch titles with new World Best times

The Hindu  

Kenyan Daniel Ebenyo and Ethiopian Sutume Kebede ran fast in perfect conditions to clinch the men’s and women’s titles with new World Best times for standalone events in the Tata Steel Kolkata 25K here on Sunday. Overwhelming favourite Ebenyo, who took silver medals in 10,000m in the Budapest World championships and half-marathon in the Riga World road running championships this …

Tata Steel Kolkata 25K: New records on offer with flat course, fine weather conditions
1 year, 3 months ago

Tata Steel Kolkata 25K: New records on offer with flat course, fine weather conditions

The Hindu  

A fine mix of international and Indian athletes will try to take advantage of the flat course and fine weather conditions and set new marks in the Tata Steel Kolkata 25K here on Sunday. While Paris 2024 will be high on the elite runners’ agenda, the race – offering a total prize purse of 100000 USD, including 7500 USD each …

Kenya’s Edwin Kiptoo wins Athens Marathon in a course record of 2:10:34
1 year, 4 months ago

Kenya’s Edwin Kiptoo wins Athens Marathon in a course record of 2:10:34

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — Kenya’s Edwin Kiptoo has won the 40th Athens Marathon in a course-record time of 2 hours, 10 minutes and 34 seconds. As Kiptoo was crossing the finish line, about a 100 people in Athens’ Panathenaic stadium unfurled a banner saying “Free Palestine” and waved Palestinian flags. Soukaina Atanane of Morocco won the women’s race in 2:31:52, good …

Asian Games silver medallist Kartik Kumar eager to compete with top-level runners in Delhi Half Marathon 2023
1 year, 5 months ago

Asian Games silver medallist Kartik Kumar eager to compete with top-level runners in Delhi Half Marathon 2023

The Hindu  

Long-distance runner Kartik Kumar, a 10000m silver medal winner at the Hangzhou Asian Games, said he wanted to expand his experience base while competing against international athletes during the 18th Delhi Half Marathon, scheduled to be held here on Sunday. A total of 36,194 people are expected to participate in the Delhi Half Marathon, which offers a total prize money …

Marathon world record holder Kiptum sidesteps talk of two-hour mark
1 year, 5 months ago

Marathon world record holder Kiptum sidesteps talk of two-hour mark

The Hindu  

Kenya’s freshly-minted marathon world record holder Kelvin Kiptum says he has “no plan” to try and run under the mythic two-hour mark. “I’ve got no plan to run under two hours but only to improve my own record,” said Kiptum who had won on his debut over the 26.2 mile distance last December in Valencia, doubling up in London in …

World silver medallist Daniel Ebenyo and Rio Olympic champion Almaz to headline Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon
1 year, 6 months ago

World silver medallist Daniel Ebenyo and Rio Olympic champion Almaz to headline Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon

The Hindu  

Kenya’s 10,000m World Championships silver medallist Daniel Ebenyo and Rio Olympic champion Almaz Ayana of Ethiopia will headline the Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon here on October 15. The USD 268,000 prize money World Athletics Elite Label Road Race will witness tens of thousands of amateurs join the world’s best elites on one of the fastest courses in the world. The …

Mumbai Marathon: Ethiopia’s Lemi, Haymanot set course records
2 years, 2 months ago

Mumbai Marathon: Ethiopia’s Lemi, Haymanot set course records

The Hindu  

The Ethiopian duo of Hayle Lemi and Anchalem Haymanot won with new course records to take home USD 45,000 winners prize and a bonus of USD 15,000 each in the Mumbai Marathon on Sunday. Olympian Gopi, the first Indian male to win the Asian Marathon Championship in 2017, clocked 2:16:41 to finish on top of the domestic Elites and 10th …

How two athletes trained to smash the Indian 100km record
2 years, 5 months ago

How two athletes trained to smash the Indian 100km record

Live Mint  

The IAU 100km World Championships in August was Vipul Kumar’s first major international race over that distance. What was even more encouraging for Indian ultra running was that his teammate, Om Prakash Saran, had also bettered the previous record with a timing of 7 hours, 25 minutes and 55 seconds, finishing in52nd.In the process, both Kumar and Saran improved on …

Why having someone to set pace for you helps you run faster
2 years, 5 months ago

Why having someone to set pace for you helps you run faster

Live Mint  

India’s fastest half marathon, the Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon, is returning to the national capital on October 16 after the pandemic-enforced hiatus. Mint Lounge’s dedicated in-house runner Sohini Sen usually prefers to run her own race at a steady pace that she picks for herself for distances up to the half marathon. Bengaluru-based management consultant and long-time runner Sunil Chainani, …

Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge sets new world record at Berlin Marathon 2022
2 years, 6 months ago

Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge sets new world record at Berlin Marathon 2022

China Daily  

Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge celebrates as he wins the Berlin Marathon and breaks the World Record in Berlin, Germany, Sept 25, 2022. BERLIN - Eliud Kipchoge from Kenya set a new world record of two hours, one minute and nine seconds to claim the 48th Berlin Marathon title here on Sunday. Only Ethiopia's Andamlak Belihu and fellow countryman Guye Adola were …

World record holder Jacob Kiplimo on the start line of Delhi Half Marathon 2022
2 years, 6 months ago

World record holder Jacob Kiplimo on the start line of Delhi Half Marathon 2022

Hindustan Times  

Uganda’s world half marathon record holder Jacob Kiplimo will be on the start line of the Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon 2022, one of the world’s most prestigious road races and a World Athletics Elite Label Event, on Sunday 16 October. Jacob Kiplimo Kiplimo, only 21, is the reigning world half marathon champion after winning the World Athletics Half Marathon Championships …

World Record Holder Jacob Kiplimo to Take Part in Delhi Half Marathon 2022
2 years, 6 months ago

World Record Holder Jacob Kiplimo to Take Part in Delhi Half Marathon 2022

News 18  

Uganda’s world half marathon record holder Jacob Kiplimo will be the star attraction at the Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon 2022, a World Athletics Elite Label Event, to be held on October 16. The 21-year-old Kiplimo is the reigning world half marathon champion after claiming the World Athletics Half Marathon Championships title in 2020, and last year ran the phenomenal world …

A podium finish isn’t the best reason to keep running
2 years, 9 months ago

A podium finish isn’t the best reason to keep running

Live Mint  

As if flying from Delhi’s sweltering 45° Celsius heat and landing in the relief of Bengaluru’s 21° C was not enough, I was caught unawares by a light drizzle in the evening before what was to be my return to “racing". The big race, TCS World 10k Bengaluru, is considered by many as the biggest 10km event in the country, …

How it feels to run a marathon after two years
2 years, 10 months ago

How it feels to run a marathon after two years

Live Mint  

It has been a while since thousands of people last gathered and jostled for space on a road to finish a race. But this year it was extra special because it marked the return of mass running events for the first time since covid forced races to be cancelled. The TCS World 10K Bengaluru is the first of the ‘Procam …

Tokyo Marathon 2022: World record-holders Eliud Kipchoge and Brigid Kosgei secure glory
3 years ago

Tokyo Marathon 2022: World record-holders Eliud Kipchoge and Brigid Kosgei secure glory

The Independent  

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Meet the Indian who is running a very unique marathon
3 years, 3 months ago

Meet the Indian who is running a very unique marathon

Live Mint  

There are those who celebrate their birthday for a day, still others who believe in a birthday week. As part of his 50th birthday festivities, which was on 26 September, the Pune-based long distance runner decided to run a marathon every day for two consecutive months. This attempt is all about how the body recovers at the end of each …

Briton Hutchings calls for records reset for high-tech shoes era
3 years, 11 months ago

Briton Hutchings calls for records reset for high-tech shoes era

The Hindu  

World Athletics should introduce a new set of records for times set by athletes wearing high-tech footwear, said British Olympian Tim Hutchings, as debate continues over whether the shoes give runners an unfair advantage. While World Athletics banned the shoes from professional sport last year, Nike has launched a new version of its Alphafly footwear that complies with new rules …

Kenya's Ruth Chepngetich smashes half marathon world record; Brigid Kosgei falters
3 years, 11 months ago

Kenya's Ruth Chepngetich smashes half marathon world record; Brigid Kosgei falters

Firstpost  

A strong early pace was set chiefly by Brigid Kosgei, the Kenyan marathon record holder, who eventually came in fifth, almost two minutes adrift. Paris: Kenya’s Ruth Chepngetich smashed the women’s half marathon world record on Sunday in a time of one hour four minutes and two seconds in Istanbul. The marathon world champion from Doha 2019 sliced almost half …

Marathon is Real Test of Athletes' Character: Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju
4 years ago

Marathon is Real Test of Athletes' Character: Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju

News 18  

Marathon and distance running is the real test of character, said sports minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday. As the 100m dash determines the fastest human on the planet, the marathon is the test of endurance,” he said while interacting with elite distance runners competing at the National Marathon here on Sunday. In a country of 1.38 billion how many of …

Srinu Bugatha, Sudha Singh aim to attain Olympic qualifying mark in New Delhi Marathon
4 years ago

Srinu Bugatha, Sudha Singh aim to attain Olympic qualifying mark in New Delhi Marathon

The Hindu  

India's top long-distance runners Srinu Bugatha and Sudha Singh will be aiming to attain the Tokyo Olympics qualifying mark during the sixth edition of the New Delhi Marathon on Sunday. "Due to the pandemic I have missed out on a couple of opportunities but I have also recorded my personal best of 2:18.36s this year which gives me the confidence …

ADHM 2020: Avinash Sable breaks national half marathon record, first Indian to run it in less than 61 minutes
4 years, 3 months ago

ADHM 2020: Avinash Sable breaks national half marathon record, first Indian to run it in less than 61 minutes

The Hindu  

With a reworked route and smoother corners, the 16th edition of the Airtel Delhi Half Marathon expectedly produced new champions and course records on Sunday with Ethiopians Amedework Walelegn and Yalemzerf Yehualaw claimed the men’s and women’s titles respectively. Among the Indians, national 3000m steeplechase record holder Avinash Sable led the charge, finishing 10th overall in 1:00:30 -- the first …

Ethiopian Amedework Walelegn Dethrones Andamlak Belihu to Win Delhi Half Marathon in Course Record Time
4 years, 3 months ago

Ethiopian Amedework Walelegn Dethrones Andamlak Belihu to Win Delhi Half Marathon in Course Record Time

News 18  

Ethiopians Amedework Walelegn and Yalemzerf Yehualaw smashed course records to win the men’s and women’s titles respectively in the Airtel Delhi Half Marathon held in a bio-secure environment amid the COVID-19 pandemic here on Sunday. In the men’s elite race, last year’s silver medallist Walelegn beat compatriot and defending champion Andamlak Belihu in a nail-biting finish for the gold in …

Defending champions, record holders ready for Delhi Half Marathon - Sports News - Sportstar
4 years, 3 months ago

Defending champions, record holders ready for Delhi Half Marathon - Sports News - Sportstar

The Hindu  

There was surprise back home when they set out to compete in the Airtel Delhi Half marathon scheduled for Sunday, but the defending champions and world record holders are at ease in the Capital. She said she had missed the half marathon world championship last month in Poland as she was training for the 3,000 metres event. I like both …

Airtel Delhi Half Marathon 2020: Defending champion Srinu Bugatha to lead strong Indian field
4 years, 4 months ago

Airtel Delhi Half Marathon 2020: Defending champion Srinu Bugatha to lead strong Indian field

Firstpost  

Bugatha, the Tata Mumbai Marathon 2020 champion, will spearhead the men’s field alongside Abhishek Pal, Avinash Sable and Pradeep Singh. New Delhi: Defending champion Srinu Bugatha will lead a strong Indian field in the annual Airtel Delhi Half Marathon to be held on 29 November. In the women’s category, the winner of the Half Marathon race at the Tata Mumbai …

New Delhi Marathon: Rashpal Singh, Jyoti Gawte retain titles
5 years, 1 month ago

New Delhi Marathon: Rashpal Singh, Jyoti Gawte retain titles

The Hindu  

Elite Indian runners, Rashpal Singh and Jyoti Gawte overcame a strong field to retain their titles at the IDBI Federal Life Insurance New Delhi Marathon here on Sunday. Rashpal, from Army Sports Institute, was the favourite and finished the Full Marathon with an impressive time of 2:23:29 while Maharashtra girl Jyoti won in 2:50:37 hours, with almost 8 minutes to …

Ethiopia's Ababel Yeshaneh sets world record in women's half-marathon at Ras Al Khaimah in controversial Nike shoes
5 years, 1 month ago

Ethiopia's Ababel Yeshaneh sets world record in women's half-marathon at Ras Al Khaimah in controversial Nike shoes

Firstpost  

Yeshaneh won the Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon in 1 hour, 4 minutes, 31 seconds, knocking 20 seconds off the previous record set by Joyciline Jepkosgei in Valencia in 2017 Ras Al Khaima: Ababel Yeshaneh set a world record in the women’s half marathon on Friday in the latest breakthrough by athletes wearing high-tech Nike shoes. The Ethiopian runner won …

Mumbai Marathon: Sudha, Bugatha finish first among Indians
5 years, 2 months ago

Mumbai Marathon: Sudha, Bugatha finish first among Indians

The Hindu  

Sudha Singh ran alone to a hat-trick of wins among the Indian elite women's marathon runners. The steeplechase specialist, banking on willpower after recovering from a fractured thigh and endurance in the longer distance, finished the TMM 2020 women marathon in 2:45:30 for number one place among locals, 31st overall. My body felt tight and did not respond in the …

Mumbai Marathon 2020: Sudha Singh, Srini Bugatha lead Indian challenge in marathon; Avinash Sable to race in half marathon
5 years, 2 months ago

Mumbai Marathon 2020: Sudha Singh, Srini Bugatha lead Indian challenge in marathon; Avinash Sable to race in half marathon

Firstpost  

Srini Bugatha will lead the Indian challenge in the Tata Mumbai Marathon, while Sudha Singh will lead the challenge for women at the event. In the men’s half marathon category, Avinash Sable, 3,000 steeplechase national record holder, will lead the field Mumbai: Army’s Srini Bugatha will lead the Indian challenge in the Tata Mumbai Marathon, while Sudha Singh will lead …

‘Indian runners have potential, but need time and guidance’
5 years, 2 months ago

‘Indian runners have potential, but need time and guidance’

Deccan Chronicle  

US Olympian Janet Cherobon-Bawcom was in Pune for a while to motivate the Indian runners and kickstart her Olympic trial preparation for the Tokyo Games next year. The face of the recent Pune Half Marathon Janet also conducted track sessions to inspire youngsters and discussed the broader aspects of training and nutrition. She emphasised that India has good potential, but …

Jr. Athletics: Ritik, Shaili set new national records
5 years, 4 months ago

Jr. Athletics: Ritik, Shaili set new national records

The Hindu  

Ritik Malik, Shaili Singh, Chanda and Nivya Antony set new national records in the boys under-18 100m, girls under-16 long jump, girls under-20 1500m and girls under-20 pole vault events respectively on the second day of the 35th National Junior Athletics Meet at the Acharya Nagarjuna University campus here on Sunday. Ritik Malik clocked 10.65 seconds to break the national …

Airtel Delhi Half Marathon 2019: Carmelita Jeter says Indian athletics needs more prominent coaches to produce world-class athletes
5 years, 5 months ago

Airtel Delhi Half Marathon 2019: Carmelita Jeter says Indian athletics needs more prominent coaches to produce world-class athletes

Firstpost  

India can certainly produce world-class athletes that can compete with the very best in the world of athletics, but only if the proper coaching setup is provided, feels American sprint legend Carmelita Jeter. New Delhi: India can certainly produce world-class athletes that can compete with the very best in the world of athletics, but only if the proper coaching setup …

Eliud Kipchoge news: The incredible numbers behind Kenyan’s sub two-hour marathon in Ineos 1:59 challenge
5 years, 5 months ago

Eliud Kipchoge news: The incredible numbers behind Kenyan’s sub two-hour marathon in Ineos 1:59 challenge

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Kenya's marathon man Eliud Kipchoge looks to break personal best, complete Vienna race under two-hour mark
5 years, 5 months ago

Kenya's marathon man Eliud Kipchoge looks to break personal best, complete Vienna race under two-hour mark

Firstpost  

The course has been prepared so that it should take Kipchoge just about 4.5 seconds more than on a computer-simulated completely flat and straight path Vienna: Accompanied by seven pacemakers, Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge started running on Saturday in his quest to bust the mythical two-hour barrier for the marathon — albeit on a specially prepared course in a huge Vienna …

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