Gothamist (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
Photograph of the elite women in last year's race by Tien Mao This Sunday, not only is it time to fall back for Daylight Savings Time, it's the 40th ING NYC Marathon . An expected 40,000 runners will be ready to hit the roads from the start at the Verrazano Narrows Bridge in Staten Island and through the four other boroughs with about a million people cheering them on from the sidelines. Elite runners...
USA Today (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
Two-time champion Martin Lel of Kenya has withdrawn from the New York City Marathon with a leg injury.
All Africa (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
For the second year in a row, double New York City marathon champion, Martin Lel, will not be part of the elite athletes in the race having been forced to pull out after an injury.
Sports - The Post Chronicle (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
Twice winner Martin Lel of Kenya has pulled out of Sunday's New York City Marathon because of a leg injury, organizers said on Wednesday....
IOL (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
South Africa's leading distance runner, Hendrick Ramaala, expects the toughest challenge to come from Martin Lel when the 37-year-old lines up for his eighth New York City Marathon.
Tanvir Kazmi: Running without limit (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
The ING New York City Marathon is a major annual marathon whose course runs through all five boroughs of New York City. The premier event of New York Road Runners, the ING New York City Marathon is one of the world's great road races, drawing nearly 105,000 applicants. It is one of five events in the World Marathon Majors series that showcases the sport's top athletes and awards an unprecedented $1...
Tanvir Kazmi: Running without limit (Free subscription) | 09/20/2009
It was a great return to good times when Martin Lel of Kenya won his second BUPA Great North Run , officially the world's largest half marathon and an IAAF Gold Label Road Race . Lel, who is this year's Lisbon Half Marathon winner, finished in a creditable time of 59:32, and in the process wiping 22 seconds off his personal best at the distance. Lel had previously won this event in 2007, and for most...
Tanvir Kazmi: Running without limit (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009
I have to admit here, this is the world's largest half marathon , and I heard about the event only this year. The Bupa Great North Run is the world's most popular half marathon road running event, and this years event will be run on September 20th, the same day as the Berlin Marathon. The run happens in England, starts at Newcastle upon Tyne, and finishes at the coast of South Shields. 2009 will see...
euronews24 (Free subscription) | 04/26/2009
LONDON - Olympic champion Sammy Wanjiru of Kenya won the men's race in the London Marathon here on Sunday in a course record time of two hours, five minutes and 10 seconds. Wanjiru beat the London record time of 2:05:15 set by compatriot Martin Lel ...
euronews24 (Free subscription) | 04/26/2009
LONDON - Sammy Wanjiru says he is ready to live up to his billing as favourite to snatch the title from defending champion Martin Lel in Sunday's London Marathon and believes a record time could be in the offing. Olympic gold medallist Wanjiru and ...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 04/25/2009
• I am very disappointed, says 2008 winner Martin Lel • Olympic champion Sammy Wanjiru leads Kenyan challenge Defending champion Martin Lel has been forced to withdraw from Sunday's Flora London Marathon with a hip injury. The 30-year-old Kenyan, who was confident of claiming a record fourth victory, had an MRI scan last Wednesday which revealed soft tissue in his right side. It was felt...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 04/24/2009
London/Hamburg - Martin Lel hopes that his troubled hip will hold as he seeks a record fourth title at the London Marathon on Sunday in what promises another big battle with fellow-Kenyan Olympic champion Sammy Wanjiru. If the conditions and the pace...
Monsters and Critics (Free subscription) | 04/24/2009
London/Hamburg - Martin Lel hopes that his troubled hip will hold as he seeks a record fourth title at
Champions (Free subscription) | 04/23/2009
Last Updated: April 23 - 09:33 AM Sammy Wanjiru has refused to hide from his tag as favourite to wrest the Flora London Marathon title from defending champion Martin Lel on Sunday, insisting a record-breaking time...
deadheaduk (Free subscription) | 04/23/2009
I’m working in the press centre for the London Marathon again this weekend. Yesterday we did a press conference featuring the elite men who will be running this weekend. Shown above are last years winner Martin Lel and Olympic gold medalist Sammy Wanjiru both from Kenya and Jaouad Gharib from Morocco who took silver in Bejing. There [...]
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