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World Marathon Major winners Dickson Chumba (2:04:32 pb) and Ruti Aga (2:18:34 pb) are taking part, as is 2019 Valencia champ Kinde Atanaw (2:03:51 pb). We tell you how it works and what to watch for -- and you can watch live on LetsRun on Sunday (6:30 a.m. CET).
On Friday night, a picture of their former mud-walled grass thatched house that was juxtaposed with her ultra-modern home in Kosachei village in Uasin Gishu went viral. “I decided to share the picture because I felt that it would inspire young and budding athletes. I urge them not to give up in all their undertakings. Subscribe to Our Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter and stay updated on the latest developments and special offers! Athletics - World Athletics Half Marathon Championships - Gdynia, Poland - October 17, 2020. Kenya's Peres Jepchirchir celebrates on the podium with her meda...
The 2020 LetsRun.com Awards Are Here: Best Runner, Best Comeback, Biggest Disappointment, Most Inspirational & More December 30, 2020 The strangest year in running any of us has ever seen is almost over. And unlike a few other noted publications, we waited until the very end of 2020 to hand out our year-end awards (since this was one of the busiest Decembers ever from a running perspective). In this year of woe, there were highs (the Olympic Marathon Trials, Monaco Diamond League, London Marathon) and lows (pretty much everything else that happened in 2020). Yet despite the cancellation/postp...
Six Final Thoughts About The Marathon Project: 2:09 Isn’t 2:09 Anymore, Des Linden Says America Needs to Join the 2:19 Party, & More December 22, 2020 The Marathon Project is in the books, and with it, the 2020 racing season. It was an event American marathoners (and marathon fans) were desperate for after a year rocked by COVID-19, and it was a staggering success. Nothing can replicate the energy, importance, and emotions of the Olympic Marathon Trials held earlier this year, but this was the closest an American event has come to those feelings since that blustery day in Atlanta 10 months ...
Women’s Marathon Project Preview: Will Anyone Go With Sara Hall? How Fast Will Keira D’Amato Run? December 17, 2020 Women’s marathoning in the United States has never been as deep as it is right now. Witness the 450 women who ran at February’s Olympic Marathon Trials, or the US all-time list in the marathon, where 10 of the top 14 athletes are currently active. Of those 10, nine have set their personal bests within the last four years. And that list could undergo further revision this weekend at the Marathon Project. Just consider some of the women lining up on Sunday in Arizona who h...