![]() ![]() In the wheelchair race, Marcel Hug of Switzerland, the defending champion, seeks his sixth title in seven years. ![]() at the world championships in Eugene this summer and CJ Albertson, who famously led the race last year for 20 miles before the pack swallowed him up. He’s joined by Colin Bennie, who was the top American at Boston last October Elkanah Kibet, who will run for the U.S. But the Boston men’s race is so loaded that Fauble is only the 20th-fastest runner in the field. Scott Fauble, who ran his marathon best of 2:09:09 at Boston in 2019, is the fastest American entrant. The London Marathon, usually in April, has been pushed to October again for 2022, another precaution due to COVID-19. The Tokyo Marathon is scheduled for March 5, assuming the race isn’t canceled again due to the pandemic. His manager told Athletics Weekly on January 12 that Kipchoge plans to race in March or April this year. Geoffrey Kamworor Ready for the Marathon Again.He slipped to more than a minute behind after 30km of the 26.2-mile (42km) race, and fell narrowly short of Kipchoge’s time despite a sprint finish.īirhanu Legese finished second – 1min 7secs behind Bekele in the third fastest time in history – with Sisay Lemma a further 48 seconds behind to complete an Ethiopian clean sweep.Īshete Bekere won the women’s race in 2:20:14, beating fellow Ethiopian Mare Dibaba by eight seconds in a sprint finish. Kipchoge was missing in action as he prepares for his sub-two-hour marathon attempt in Vienna on 12 October.īekele, who set his previous best time 2:03:03 at the 2016 Berlin Marathon, was a second ahead of world-record pace at the halfway point. The 37 year old and former Olympic and world 5,000m and 10,000m champion, missed out on Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge’s 2:01:39, set in the same race in 2018. Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia stormed to the Berlin Marathon victory but missed the World record being held by a Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge by two seconds. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |