Kenyan Geoffrey Mutai claimed his maiden Berlin marathon win with a strong performance and final sprint finish to outpace compatriot Dennis Kimetto. Mutai finished in 2:04:15 with Kimetto only 1 second behind (2:04:16). Incredibly it was Kimetto’s debut competitive marathon and in this performance he has announced himself as another great Kenyan … [Read more...]
The fastest year ever!
Marathons around the world are being swept up in a running boom. 2011 has been the best of all time. Of course the new World Record set by Patrick Makau in Berlin in September indicates this, but even more incredible is the results across all 5 of the world majors. The ‘World Marathon Majors’ includes the top 5 races (London, Boston, Chicago, … [Read more...]