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Tanvir Kazmi: Running without limit (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009
The signs were ominous. I was really short of match practice (training) before the big day, which had crept up really fast. The last few months had been woeful. First, I got this left calf injury when preparing for the Airtel Delhi Half Marathon 4 weeks before the event date (Nov 1st). So, it was almost no running in between trying to give myself time to recover. On the other hand, I was being silly...
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Tanvir Kazmi: Running without limit (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009
The 24th Pune International Marathon reportedly went without glitches which had seen last years race end in total chaos. The run was flagged off by Union Minister of State for External Affairs minister Shashi Tharoor and Bollywood actress Neha Dhupia was also present for the glam quotient. Next year will see the 25th Silver Jubilee Anniversary of the event, and the race has been designated the Asian...
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Tanvir Kazmi: Running without limit (Free subscription) | 12/06/2009
Luke Kibet broke the course record at the Singapore Marathon , with a winning time which was about an amazing 2 minutes faster than last years time. In fact it was a Kenyan 1-2-3 as they sweeped all the podium places at the event. Kibet clocked 2:11:24 which was almost two minutes faster than his winner timefrom 2008. The race was run in tough conditions with temperatures hovering at 31 degrees Celsius...
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Tanvir Kazmi: Running without limit (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
Well, well, well. This is one incredible news , and to which a friend of mine had given a hint, and which I really thought was just one of those rumours going around. Incredible as it may sound, the 2010 Mumbai Marathon will see the half marathon and the full marathon starting from different points . Amazed? Read on. And as decided tentatively earlier, the Bandra-World sea-link is finally confirmed...
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Tanvir Kazmi: Running without limit (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
News ( source ): The Pune International Marathon will be held on Sunday, 6th December 2009. It starts from Khandoji Baba Chowk, Deccan Gymkhana. The 42.195km route is designed in such a fashion that lakhs of spectators can line the route (funny, sic) and be an integral part of the event. Besides being the cultural and educational capital of Maharashtra Pune has also acquired the status of becoming...
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Tanvir Kazmi: Running without limit (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
Hyderabad 10k Run: The Hyderabad 10K Foundation has initiated the 10K run in the year 2003 with the objective of promoting health, fitness & sports in the city of Hyderabad. Half Marathon(21.1K): In the year 2005, the organizers introduced the half marathon alongside 10KM run keeping in mind the needs of serious runners who are looking for avenues to showcase their running skills and keeping fit....
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Daily News Analysis (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
The cash-strapped BMC is leaving no stone unturned to fill its coffers. The latest on its 'pay-up' radar is Procam, the firm that organises the Mumbai Marathon.
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Tanvir Kazmi: Running without limit (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Results of the 2009 Bangalore Ultra (held on Nov 15th) are finally out, and are as follows. The complete results and timings from the event including those for the other distances are available at the event website : Also, check out the event report from the organizers. 100k Men's Open Yashuhiro Honda 10:23:39 Torsten Meier 10:41:09 Athreya Chidambi 12:31:46 100k Men's Senior Sunil Chainani 14:57:20...
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Tanvir Kazmi: Running without limit (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Just heard this great news. The plan to finalize the Mumbai Marathon 2010 route is taking shape, and the newly build architectural marvel of Mumbai, the Bandra-Worli sea link, is very much a part of it! So, come the race day on Jan 17th, the full marathon runners at the Mumbai marathon might as well be pounding through this unique piece of excellence and beauty. It would really be a crazy feeling running...
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Tanvir Kazmi: Running without limit (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
I registered on the first day of Novice registrations at Comrades Marathon 2010 , i.e. Nov 1st, and later got the shock of my life on learning that registrations closed on Nov 2nd as all 5,000 novice places were taken within 27 hours! Taking it a little easy, and I would have blown my chances. Earlier 15,000 previous runners of Comrades had already registered for the next years run, which now takes...
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Tanvir Kazmi: Running without limit (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
News (source mybangalore.com ): The Rotary Club Bangalore IT Corridor Chapter (RBITC) and Crossover Events launched the 2009 Times of India Bengaluru Midnight Marathon with a unique event – the Scream Green Fashion Show. The Midnight Marathon provides a platform for corporations, citizens and government to come together in restoring our Garden City. In its third successive year, the theme for...
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Tanvir Kazmi: Running without limit (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
News (source Express Buzz ): About 25,000 people are expected to be a part of the run that will start from People’s Plaza, Necklace Road, go around Hussainsagar and end at People’s Plaza. The Half Marathon will begin at 5.30 am from People’s Plaza to Charminar and back, covering 21 km. The event is expected to draw professional long-distance runners. Registrations could be done online....
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Tanvir Kazmi: Running without limit (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
News (source TOI ): Over 28,000 Barodians will run with pride at the Vadodara Marathon 2009 on November 22 along with brand ambassadors Irfan Pathan and Yusuf Pathan. The event organised by Vadodara Traffic Education Trust (VTET) has created a lot of buzz in the city as citizens are still lining up to register for the marathon. The race will begin at 7 in morning and will be over by 9.30am. Event website...
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Tanvir Kazmi: Running without limit (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
The chip timing results, ranking, and split timings for the Airtel Delhi Half Marathon 2009 have been released just now on the website of the event timing partners TimingIndia.com. Check out the results below: http://timingindia.com/results_page.php The splits currently do not display the distance at which they were taken, but probably that will be fixed soon, since it does not make any sense without...
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Tanvir Kazmi: Running without limit (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009
In an exciting finish at the 11th JoongAng Seoul Marathon , it came down to the wire between Francis Larabal of Kenya and his fellow countryman David Mandago. In the final stretch, Larabal overtook David Mandago to win the first international race of his career with a time of 2 hours and 9 minutes flat, providing for one of the most memorable finishes in the race’s history. In the women’s...