IOL (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
... produced by Wittenberg and her team.Kwambai ran 2:04:27 to finish second behind countryman Duncan Kibet at the Rotterdam Marathon in April, clocking the third fastest time in history, but Ramaala believes the 26-year-old will struggle on the difficult New York course."I don't think we need to worry about him. He's a speedster and he ran that time on a fast course," Ramaala said."After...
Cool Running: Top News (Free subscription) | 10/12/2009
By ( ) As we approach the fall marathon season, it's hard to believe that some of the biggest road races of the year are yet to come. We've already seen a couple record attempts by Haile Gebrselassie in Dubai and Berlin; we saw Duncan Kibet and James Kwambai usher in the ; we saw Sammy Kitwara go undefeated for the season (so far); and we shook our heads as unheralded Abel Kirui broke...
Cool Running: Top News (Free subscription) | 09/30/2009
At the inaugural Rock ‘n’ Roll San Jose in 2006, Keflezighi suffered a hamstring cramp heading into the 11th mile and decided to pull off the course. He was in third place at the time, having gone through 10 miles at 46:45, one of the fastest times ever by an American for that distance. Kenya’s Duncan Kibet won the inaugural race in a time of 1 hour, 22 seconds, a mark which still stands...
