Sunday, September 29, 2013

2:03:23 - Wilson Kipsang set new world record at Berlin Marathon



Photo credit : Berlin-Marathon



Wilson Kipsang of Kenya established new marathon world record of 2:03:23 at the 40th Berlin Marathon this morning  beating the old record of 2:03:38 set by compatriot Patrick Makau at the same venue two years ago.

Top finishers :
Men
1) 2:03:23 (WR) - Wilson Kipsang (KEN)
2) 2:04:05 (PB) - Eliud Kipchoge (KEN)
3) 2:06:26 - Geoffrey Kipsang (KEN)

Women
 1) 2:21:13 Florence Kiplagat (KEN)
2) 2:22:28 (PB) Sharon Cherop (KEN)
3) 2:24:54* Irina Mikitenko (GER)
* World Masters Record for 40+



Saturday, September 28, 2013

In-form Wilson Kipsang attempts to break the WR at Berlin Marathon tomorrow in absence of holder Patrick Makau



The  40th BMW-Berlin Marathon , an IAAF Gold Label Road Race and a World Marathon Majors race, will take off tomorrow 29 September marking the opener of  the 2013 Autumn  marathon season.

Wilson Kipsang of Kenya, the second all time fastest marathon runner in IAAF's book, will be attempting to improve his PB of 2:03:42 set two years ago in Frankfurt by at least 5 seconds in order to break the current world record of 2:03:38 created here also two years ago by  compatriot Patrick Makau who had to make a last minute withdrawal due to an injury problem, denying a long-waited head to head meeting of the two world's fastest marathoners on record-eligible courses.

Kipsang is well prepared for tomorrow's race and if he were to succeed he would be the 8th marathon runner to set the 9th world record right here following
Christa Vahlensieck (W GER) 2:34:48 in 1977
Ronaldo Da Costa (BRA)  2:06:05 in 1998
Tegla Loroupe (KEN)  2:20:43 in 1999
Naoko Takahashi (JPN)  2:19:46 in 2001  [1st women to run under 2:20]
Paul Tergat (KEN)  2:04:55 in 2003
Haile Gebrselassie (ETH)  2:04:26 in 2007 and 2:03:59 in 2008 and
Patrick Makau (KEN)  2:03:38 (WR) in 2011 



Photo credit : Berlin-Marathon
Photo credit : Berlin-Marathon

In conjunction with its 40th anniversary, the above six former and the reigning wold record holders are  here for the celebrations.

Berlin marathon course is widely considered to be the world's fastest  and it is at the top ranking of world's fastest marathons for men based on the average of  top 10 performances in race history, beating Dubai, Rotterdam, London, Chicago, Bosto, Frankfurt, Amsterdam, Paris and Eindhoven in that order.
(Ref. Runner's World)



Among the top contenders in the elite field lineup at the start tomorrow :

Photo credit : Berlin-Marathon

 Men
Wilson Kipsang (KEN) 31 ------- PB 2:03:42 Frankfurt 2011
Eliud Kipchoge (KEN) 29 -------- PB 2:05:30 (debut) Hamburg 2013
Geoffrey Kipsang (KEN) 21 ----- PB 2:06:12 Berlin 2012
Marilson Dos Santos (BRA) 36 -- PB 2:06:34 London 2011





Photo credit : Berlin-Marathon

Women
Florence Kiplagat (KEN) 26 - PB 2:19:44 Berlin 2011
*Irina Mikitenko (GER) 41 --- PB 2:19:19 Berlin 2008
Georgina Rono (KEN) 33 ----- PB 2:21:39 Frankfurt 2012
Sharon Cherop (KEN) 29 ----- PB 2:22:39 Dubai 2012
Desiree Davila (USA) 30 ------ PB 2:22:38 Boston 2011
*German record holder Irina Mikitenko, at 41, will be attempting to break the Master class women marathon world record of 2:25:43

Reference : Berlin Marathon

Statistics:
Course records :
Men - 2:03:38 (WR) - Patrick Makau (KEN) 2011
Women - 2:19:12 - Mizuki Noguchi (JPN) 2005


World Records
 Men - 2:03:38 - Patrick Makau (KEN) 2011 Berlin
Women - 2:15:25 - Paula Radcliffe (GBR) 2003 London

World Leading :
Men - 2:04:45 - Leleisa Desisa Benti (ETH) Dubai 25 January 
Women -  2:20:15 - Prisca Jeptoo (KEN) London 21 April



Thursday, September 19, 2013

List of Masters Marathon World Records as of 20 September 2013 :


A glance at the list of Masters Marathon World Records as of 20 September 2013 :

Men
Age Group
35-39 -- 2:03:59 (WR then) Berlin 2008 -- Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) born 1973 - Age 35
40-44 -- 2:08:46 Berlin 2003 -- Andres Espinosa (MEX) born 1963 - Age 40
45-49 -- 2:14:16* Torreon, Mexico 2006 -- Jackson Kipngok (KEN) born 1960 -Age 45
45-49 -- 2:15:51 Berlin 1991 --  Kjell-Erik Stah (SWE) born 1946 - Age 45
50-54 -- 2:19:29 Durban (RSA) -- Titus Mamabolo (RSA) born 1941 - Age 50
55-59 -- 2:25:56 Rotterdam 1986 -- Piet van Alphen (NED) born 1930 - Age 55
60-64 -- 2:36:30 Beppu City (JPN) -- Yoshihisa Hosaka (JPN) born 1949 - Age 60
65-69 -- 2:41:57 London 1992 ----- Derek Turnbull (NZD) born 1926 - Age 65
70-74 -- 2:54:48 Toronto 2004 ----- Ed Whitlock (CAN) born 1931 - Age 73
75-79 -- 3:04:54 Rotterdam 2007 -- Ed Whitlock (CAN) born 1931 - Age 76
80-84 -- 3:15;54 Toronto 2011 ----- Ed Whitlock (CAN) born 1931 - Age 80
85-89 -- 4:34:55 Gold Coast (AUS) 2004 -- Robert Horman (AUS) born 1918 - Age 86
90-95 -- 5:40:01* Toronto 2003 -- Fauja Singh (GBR) born 1911 - Age 92
100+ --- 8:25:17* Toronto 2011 -- Fauja Singh (GBR) born 1911 - Age 100

Women
35-39 -- 2:19:19* Berlin 2008 -- Irina Mikitenko (GER) born 1973 - Age 36
35-39 -- 2:21:29  London 2006 ----- Lyudmila Petrova (RUS) born 1968 - Age 37
40-44 -- 2:25:43  New York 2008 -- Lyudmila Petrova (RUS) born 1968 - Age40
45-49 -- 2:29:00  Providence (USA) 2002 - Tatyana Pozdnyakova (UKR) born 1955 - Age 47
50-54 -- 2:31:05  Los Angeles 2005 -------- Tatyana Pozdnyakova (UKR) born 1955 - Age50
55-59 -- 2:52:14 Chicago 1998 -- Rae Baymiller (USA) born 1943 - Age 55
60-64 -- 3:01:30* Gold Coast (AUS) 2010 -- Bernadine Portenski (NZD) born 1949 - Age 60
60-64 -- 3:02:50 La Rochelle (FRA) 2007 -- Claudine Marchadier (FRA) born 47 - Age 60
65-69 -- 3:21:18* Sacramento (USA) 1994 -- Margaret Miller (USA) born 1925 - Age 68
65-69 -- 3:28:10 Berlin 1985 -- Lieselotte Schultz (W GER) born 1920 - Age 65
70-74 -- 3:45:04 Hamburg 2004 -- Christa Wulf (GER) born 1933 - Age 70 
75-79 -- 3:57:30 Vancouver 2009 -- Gwen McFarlan (CAN) born 1934 - Age 75
80-84 -- 4:31:42* Sacramento (USA) 2002 -- Helen Klein (USA) born 1922 - Age 80
80-84 -- 4:36:52 Victoria (CAN) 2008 -- Betty Jean McHugh (CAN) born 1927 - Age 80
85-89 -- 5:14:26 Honolulu 2012 --- Betty Jean McHugh (CAN) born 1927 - Age 85
90-94 -- 8:53:08 Portland (USA) 1997 -- Mavis Lindgren (USA) born 1907 - Age 90

* Awaiting ratification

Reference : World Masters Athletics 

Friday, September 13, 2013

Head2Head Mo-Haile-Kenenisa "Dream-team" start at 2013 Bupa Great North Run 15 September

Photo credit : athleticsweekly


Coming Sunday 15 September will see a Head2Head Mo Farah-Haile Gebrselassie-Kenenisa Bekele "Dream-team" start at 2013 Bupa Great North Run, an IAAF Gold Label Road Race and the 2nd largest half marathon race in the world, from Newcastle upon Tyne to South Shields, England

Course Records: (21.0975km)
Men - 58:5 Martin Mathathi (KEN) 2011
Women - 1:05:40 Paula Radcliffe (GBR) 2003

Profiles:
Mo Farah (GBR) 30 (Somali-born)
-> reigning 5,000m Olympic, World and European champion
-> reigning 10,000m Olympic and World champion
-> Half Marathon PB 1:00:23 New York 2011

Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) 40, a legend in distance running
-> set 27 World Records
-> 2-time 10,000m Olympic champion (1996, 2000)
-> 4-time 10,000m World champion (1993/95/97/99)
-> World Half Marathon champion 2001
-> 4-time Berlin Marathon and 3-time-in-a-row Dubai Marathon champion 
 -> Half Marathon PB 58:55 Tempe (USA) 2006

Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) 31, another distance running legend
-> reigning 5,000m and 10,000 World Record and Olympic Record holder
-> 3-time Olympic champion
-> 5-time World champion
-> 10km PB 27:49 (2012)

Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Strongest field ever at Amsterdam Marathon 2013 October 20



The 38th edition of  the TCS Amsterdam Marathon 2013, an IAAF Gold Label Road Race, will take place  on 20 October when a strongest ever field of runners will assemble at the starting line, among them:

Men
Wilson Chebet (KEN) 28 [Defending champion] - PB 2:05:27 Rotterdam 2011
Getu Feleke (ETH) 27 - PB 2:04:50 Rotterdam 2012
Bernard Koech (KEN) 25 - PB 2:04:53 Dubai 2013

Defending champion Wilson Chebet, also know as Mister Amsterdam, will be competing for the 4th time in a row after finishing 2nd place in his debut in 2010, champion in 2011 and 2012 and again last year when he won in a new course record of 2:05:41
Likewise Getu Feleke made his debut here in 2009, winning in 2010 in 2:05:44, a course record then, and 2013 will be his 3rd appearance in Amsterdam.

Bernard Koech is the 5th world leading marathon runner and the fastest Kenyan marathon runner this year


Statistics
2012 Top finishers:
Men
1) 2:05:41 (CR) - Wilson Chebet (KEN)
2) 2:06:22 (debut) - Bentayehu Assefa (ETH)
3) 2:0623 (debut) - Abrha Gebretsadik (ETH)
Women
1) 2:21:09 (CR) (PB) - Meseret Hailu (ETH)
2) 2:21:41 (PB) - Eunice Kirwa (KEN)
3) 2:25:38 (PB) - Genet Getaneh (ETH)


 Course records:
Men - 2:05:41- Wilson Chebet (KEN) 2012
Women - 2:21:09 (PB) - Meseret Hailu (ETH) 2012


World Records
 Men - 2:03:38 - Patrick Makau (KEN) 2011 Berlin
Women - 2:15:25 - Paula Radcliffe (GBR) 2003 London


World Leading :
Men - 2:04:45 - Leleisa Desisa Benti (ETH) Dubai 25 January 
Women -  2:20:15 - Prisca Jeptoo (KEN) London 21 April

Ref. : Amsterdam marathon

Official world's two fastest marathoners among elite field of 40th Berlin Marathon 2013 September 29



The 40th BMW Berlin Marathon 2013 on 29 September will see a head to head competition between two fastest marathon runners in the world in the IAAF list (Boston excluded),Patrick Makau and Wilson Kipsang, both Kenyans, among the top field of starters.







Top contenders :
Men
Patrick Makau (KEN) 28 -------- PB 2:03:38 (WR) Berlin 2011
Wilson Kipsang (KEN) 31 ------- PB 2:03:42 Frankfurt 2011
Eliud Kipchoge (KEN) 29 -------- PB 2:05:30 (debut) Hamburg 2013
Geoffrey Kipsang (KEN) 21 ----- PB 2:06:12 Berlin 2012
Marilson Dos Santos (BRA) 36 -- PB 2:06:34 London 2011

Women
Florence Kiplagat (KEN) 26 - PB 2:19:44 Berlin 2011
*Irina Mikitenko (GER) 41 --- PB 2:19:19 Berlin 2008
Georgina Rono (KEN) 33 ----- PB 2:21:39 Frankfurt 2012
Sharon Cherop (KEN) 29 ----- PB 2:22:39 Dubai 2012
Desiree Davila (USA) 30 ------ PB 2:22:38 Boston 2011

*German record holder Irina Mikitenko, at 41, will be attempting to break the Master class women marathon world record of 2:25:43

Berlin Marathon, an IAAF Gold Label Road Race and a World Marathon Majors race, has produced 8 world records so far and in conjunction with its 40th anniversary, all the world record holders will be present for the celebration :
Christa Vahlensieck (W GER) Women 2:34:48 (1977)
Ronaldo Da Costa (BRA) Men 2:06:05 (1998)
Tegla Loroupe (KEN) Women 2:20:43 (1999)
Naoko Takahashi (JPN) Women 2:19:46 (2001) - 1st women to run under 2:20
Paul Tergat (KEN) Men 2:04:55 (2003)
Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) Men 2:04:26 (2007)
Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) Men 2:03:59 (2008)
Patrick Makau (KEN) Men 2:03:38 (2011)


The race of this year received such an overwhelming  response that the capacity 40,000 slots were sold out in just three and a half hours on the opening day of registration on 25 October last year compared to six weeks for the last edition.

Statistics
Course records :
Men - 2:03:38 (WR) - Patrick Makau (KEN) 2011
Women - 2:19:12 - Mizuki Noguchi (JPN) 2005


World Records
 Men - 2:03:38 - Patrick Makau (KEN) 2011 Berlin
Women - 2:15:25 - Paula Radcliffe (GBR) 2003 London


World Leading :
Men - 2:04:45 - Leleisa Desisa Benti (ETH) Dubai 25 January 
Women -  2:20:15 - Prisca Jeptoo (KEN) London 21 April


Top finishers of 2012
Men
1. Geoffrey Mutai (KEN) 2:04:15
2. Dennis Kimetto (KEN) 2:04:16 (debut)
3. Geoffrey Kipsang (KEN) 2:06:12
Women
1. Aberu Kebede (ETH) 2:20:29
2. Tirfi Tsegaye (ETH) 2:21:19
3. Olena Shurhno (UKR) 2:23:32


Ref. Berlin Marathon

Friday, September 6, 2013

Elite fields of 2013 Chicago Marathon



The elite fields of the 36th  2013 BOA Chicago Marathon , scheduled on 13 Oct, have been announced which include three sub 2:05  and one sub 2:06 PB-debutants in Moses Mosop (KEN), Dennis Kimetto (KEN), Ayele Abshero (ETH) and Tilahun Regassa (ETH) respectively.
It will also feature the rematch of the 'photo-finish' one-second margin top two finishers from the women's  race of last year when Atsede Baysa of Ethiopia won in her personal best of 2:22:03 with Rita Jeptoo of Kenya finished closely one second behind also in her personal best.

Men
Moses Mosop (KEN) 28, PB 2:03:06 (debut) Boston 2011, 2:05:03 Rotterdam 2012
Dennis Kimetto (KEN) 29, PB 2:04:16 (debut) Berlin 2012
Ayele Abshero (ETH) 23, PB 2:04:23 (debut) Dubai 2012
Emmanuel Mutai (KEN) 29, PB 2:04:40 London 2011
Tilahun Regassa (ETH) 23, PB 2:05:27 (debut) Chicago 2012
Zersenay Tadese (ERI) 31, [Half Marathon WR holder] PB 2:10:41 London 2012
Atsedu Tsegaye (ETH) 22, (debut) PB Half Marathon 58:47 Prague 2012



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Women
Atsede Baysa (ETH) 26, PB 2:22:03 Chicago 2012 - Defending champion
Rita Jeptoo (KEN) 32, PB 2:22:04 Chicago 2012 
Jemima Sumgong (KEN) 29, PB 2:23:27 Rotterdam 2013
Maria Konovalova (RUS) 39, 2:23:50 Chicago 2010
Yukiko Akaba (JPN) 34, PB 2:24:09 London 2011
 Ehitu Kiros Reda (ETH) 25,  PB 2:23:38 Dubai 2013
Abebech Afework (ETH) 23, PB 2:23:59 Rotterdam 2013


Chicago Marathon
An IAAF Gold Label Road Race and a WMM race
Capacity : 45,000
Course Records:
Men ----- 2:04:38 Tsegaye Kebede (ETH) 2012
Women - 2:17:18 Paula Radcliffe (GBR) 2002

2012 Top three finishers:
Men
1) 2:04:38 (CR) (PB) - Tsegaye Kebede (ETH)
2) 2:04:52 - Feyisa Lilesa (ETH)
3) 2:05:27 - Tilahun Regassa (ETH)
Women
1) 2:22:03 (PB) - Atsede Baysa (ETH)
2) 2:22:04 (PB) - Rita Jeptoo (KEN)
3) 2:22:41 - Lucy Kabuu (KEN)


Ref. Chicago Marathon