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Tanvir Kazmi: Running without limit (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009
Merga retains men’s crown; world champ Keitany breaks course record As expected, it was the Ethiopians and Kenyans who battled for the top positions in both the men’s and women’s action of the Airtel Delhi Half Marathon on Sunday. If Derbia Merga from Ethiopia dominated the men’s 21km race to emerge victorious, the winner in the women’s group was Mary Keitany from Kenya....
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Tanvir Kazmi: Running without limit (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
Got a great opportunity to interact with the top contenders for the 5th e dition of the Airtel Delhi Half Marathon at the press conference to introduce the Mens Elite athletes. Alonwith the winners from 2008 event and 2009 Boston winner Deriba Merga , other athletes present included Kenya's Wilson Kipsang and Wilson Chebet . (L to R) : me, Deriba Merga (L to R) : , Deriba Merga, (L to R) : Deriba Merga...
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Tanvir Kazmi: Running without limit (Free subscription) | 10/08/2009
Organizers of ADHM have lined up some big stars for the 2009 event. This includes the complete podium from the last years event which saw an amazing performance with all the top 3 runners finishing under 1 hour mark, and Deriba Merga of Ethiopia running the fastest time of the year in 59:15. Last years podium finishers, Kenyan runners Wilson Kipsang and Wilson Chebet will also be running. Other big...
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Tanvir Kazmi: Running without limit (Free subscription) | 08/19/2009
There has already been a lot of excitement at the 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics in Berlin, some due to what happened (like Usain Bolt's 9.58 WR in 100m), or some due to what did not happen (like Yelena Isinbayeva's miss at the pole vault). Since this blog mostly covers long distance events, I thought it was prudent to do a summary preview of the upcoming Mens and Womens marathon events...
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Tanvir Kazmi: Running without limit (Free subscription) | 07/15/2009
The good news ... I have heard from the ADHM folks that registrations for the event (and the website going live) will start around August 20th. The event is on Nov 1st . Event website : adhm.indiatimes.com Photo: Tashi Tobgyal Airtel Delhi Half Marathon is India's premier and top rated running event which has been accredited with IAAF Road Race Gold Label for 2009 . It has grown in stature over the...
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Tanvir Kazmi: Running without limit (Free subscription) | 05/31/2009
Coming down to Bangalore after a great win at the Boston marathon , and a 27:24 10K at Ottawa a week earlier, Deriba Merga of Ethiopia won the 2nd edition of the Sunfeast World 10K run in Bangalore on May 31st. Merga won in 28:13. Kenyan Mark Kiptoo was second in 28:15 while fellow Kenyan Bernard Kipyego was third in 28:24. The event saw a total of 23,000 runners taking part in the various runs on...
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The Independent (Free subscription) | 04/26/2009
Tsegay Kebede is the coming man of the marathon. In the gruelling heat and humidity of Beijing last August he finished like a sprinter in the Olympic men's race, surging past his Ethiopian team-mate Deriba Merga 200 metres from the line on the Bird's Nest track to take the bronze. Had he launched his attack from the halfway mark, this mighty atom of a young Ethiopian – all 5ft 2in of him –...
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The Eagle Sports (Free subscription) | 04/21/2009
BOSTON -- Ethiopia's Deriba Merga overcame the disappointment of his Olympic fade to win the Boston Marathon on Monday, and Kenya's Salina Kosgei won the closest women's race in the history of the event (above). Americans took third in both races for ...
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Charlotte Observer: Sports (Free subscription) | 04/21/2009
(Associated Press) Ethiopia's Deriba Merga overcame the disappointment of his Olympic fade to win the Boston Marathon on Monday, and Kenya's Salina Kosgei won the closest women's race in the history of the event. Americans took third in both races for the best U.S. finish since 1985. Merga, who was passed in the last quarter-mile and finished fourth in Beijing, pulled away before Heartbreak Hill and...
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Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | 04/21/2009
Ethiopia's Deriba Merga overcame the disappointment of his Olympic fade to win the Boston Marathon on Monday, and Kenya's Salina Kosgei won the closest women's race in the history of the event. Americans took third in both races for the best U.S. finish since 1985.
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Ethiopian Review (Free subscription) | 04/20/2009
BOSTON MARATHON (AP) - Ethiopia’s Deriba Merga overcame the disappointment of his Olympic fade to win the Boston Marathon on Monday, and Kenya’s Salina Kosgei won the closest women’s race in the 113-year history of the event while Americans took third in both races for the best U.S. finish since 1985. Merga, who was passed [...]
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Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 04/20/2009
Womens winner Salina Kosgei of Kenya breaks the tape ahead of Dire Tune, left, of Ethiopia at the finish line in Boston at the 113th running of the Boston Marathon Monday, April 20, 2009. Ethiopia's Deriba Merga overcame the disappointment of his Olympic fade to win the Boston Marathon on Monday, and Kenya's Salina Kosgei won the closest women's race in the history of the event. Americans took third...
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Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 04/20/2009
Ethiopia's Deriba Merga overcame the disappointment of his Olympic fade to win the Boston Marathon on Monday, and Kenya's Salina Kosgei won the closest women's race in the history of the event. Americans took third in both races for the best U.S. finish since 1985. Merga, who was passed in the last quarter-mile and finished fourth in Beijing, pulled away before Heartbreak Hill and won in 2 hours,...
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Chicago news (Free subscription) | 04/20/2009
Ethiopia's Deriba Merga overcame the disappointment of his Olympic fade to win the Boston Marathon on Monday, and Kenya's Salina Kosgei won the closest women's race in the history of the event. Americans took third in both races for the best U.S. finish since 1985.
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CBS 4 - South Florida's Source for (Free subscription) | 04/20/2009
Ethiopia's Deriba Merga overcame the disappointment of his Olympic fade to win the Boston Marathon on Monday, and Kenya's Salina Kosgei won the closest women's race in the history of the event. Americans took third in both races for the best U.S. finish since 1985.
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