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2025 Boston Marathon Preview
On Monday, April 21st, defending champions Hellen Obiri and Sisay Lemma will attempt to prevent another name from being etched into the Boston Marathon history books as they return to the streets of the Massachusetts capital for the 129th edition of the world’s oldest annual marathon.
2025 Tokyo Marathon: Is the Age of Ethiopian Marathon Dominance Upon Us?
The 2025 Tokyo Marathon gave more credence to a trend that has been emerging recently: the age of Ethiopian marathon dominance.
Ethiopians Sutume Kebede and Tadese Takele took top honours in the Japanese capital this morning, with Kebede successfully defending her title in the boldest of manners and Takele winning his first World Marathon Major at just 22 years of age.
2025 Tokyo Marathon Men’s Preview
This Sunday, Tokyo Marathon champion Benson Kipruto will look to defend his title against a slew of East Africans hoping to use the streets of Japan as a springboard to launch their return to form over the marathon.
The most notable of those planning their redemption arc is 5000m and 10,000m world record holder Joshua Cheptegei, who will line up for his second career marathon and the first since officially announcing his retirement from the track.
2025 Tokyo Marathon Women’s Preview
The 2025 Tokyo Marathon will open the World Marathon Majors calendar for the year on March 2nd, when the streets of the Japanese capital welcome back their three most recent winners, a marathon World Champion, and history’s fastest debutant.
Men’s 2024 Valencia Marathon Preview
The Valencia Marathon will bookend the international marathon calendar this Sunday, and the men’s field is as deep as a World Marathon Major.
Defending champion Sisay Lemma will return to the site of his sub-2:02 clocking with most of Ethiopia’s best marathon runners by his side, while Kenya will rely on their debutants in their bid for victory.
Men’s New York Marathon Preview
Four past winners will return to the streets of New York this Sunday to do battle in the final World Marathon Major of 2024. Have Evans Chebet and Geoffrey Kamworor recovered from their injuries in time for the big day? Or will Olympic champion Tamirat Tola successfully defend his title and become the greatest marathon runner in the world?
Women’s New York Marathon Preview
Three generations of running royalty are set to come together this Sunday to compete in the final World Marathon Major of the year. The 2024 New York Marathon will feature recent winners Hellen Obiri and Sharon Lokedi, rising stars like Sheila Chepkirui, and a host of aging legends in Tirunesh Dibaba, Vivian Cheruiyot, and Edna Kiplagat.
The Berlin Marathon’s Golden Jubilee
The Berlin Marathon celebrated its 50th birthday in style, becoming the largest marathon in history from both a spectator and participant point of view. Tigist Ketema and Milkesa Mengesha took top honours at the Golden Jubilee race in yet another instance of young stars ditching a long track career in favour of taking on the marathon.
The New Generation: A 2024 Berlin Marathon Preview
The Berlin Marathon will usher in the next generation of marathon stars at its golden jubilee race this Sunday. Tigist Ketema and Tadese Takele headline the fields, which, despite being watered down because of last month’s Olympics, promise to showcase the newest marathon running talent on the most revered course in the world.
My Five Favourite Races from Paris 2024: Part Two
The Paris Olympics have drawn to a close after two weeks of epic competition, and while every race had something to offer, five events really stood out. Check out part two of this two-part breakdown, featuring a brutal marathon course, an unbelievable treble, and a poetic farewell to two of the most iconic faces in athletics.
Women’s Marathon Preview
On the final day of the Games, one of the deepest marathon fields in Olympic history will take on one of the toughest courses ever designed. Kenya and Ethiopia have produced two incredible teams, and when you throw in Ethiopian-born Sifan Hassan (Netherlands) and Kenyan-born Lonah Salpeter (Israel), you get a group of East Africans capable of ripping apart this elite field. Can Peres Jepchirchir become the first woman to successfully defend an Olympic Marathon title? Will Hellen Obiri become the first woman to complete the most iconic medal haul in our sport? The final event of the Olympics is set to be a thrilling one.
Men’s Marathon Preview
A monster hill, a clash of the Titans, and the potential for a new Olympic champion: the 2024 men’s Olympic marathon has it all. Will aging greats like Eliud Kipchoge and Kenenisa Bekele taste glory one last time, or will young stars like Alexander Mutiso and Benson Kipruto defeat the legends?
Why Kenenisa Bekele Deserves an Olympic Send-Off
Will Kenenisa Bekele make one last Olympic team before retirement? We think so. The GOAT has put together two of the best marathons we’ve seen from an Ethiopian in a long time and has well and truly earned a spot on the start line in Paris.
Redemption in England: The London Marathon Welcomes Back Some of The Greats
The final World Marathon Major of the season drew to a close last Sunday on a very windy day in London. Peres Jepchirchir took down the deepest field in marathon history to set a new women’s only world record, while Alexander Mutiso won his first-ever Major to beat a revitalised Kenenisa Bekele.
2024 London Marathon Preview
Ethiopians Tigst Assefa and Tamirat Tola lead stellar fields for the 2024 London Marathon. Assefa will face a strong Kenyan trio in her first outing since her astonishing world record in Berlin last year, while Tola will be looking to beat 18-time world champion Kenenisa Bekele to secure his spot at the Paris Olympics.
Do or Do Not: Sisay Lemma Finally gets his Boston Crown
Sisay Lemma earned his redemption in Boston on Monday, dethroning defending champion Evans Chebet and punching his ticket for the Paris Olympics.
Track Superstar Hellen Obiri Defends in Boston
Hellen Obiri unleashed her trademark kick in the final stages of the Boston Marathon to conclude an epic duel between herself and Sharon Lokedi, while a 44-year-old Edna Kiplagat ensured a Kenyan sweep of the podium.
2024 Boston Marathon Preview
Hellen Obiri and Evans Chebet will return to Massachusetts tomorrow in an attempt to defend their Boston Marathon titles. Obiri, among others, will be looking to solidify her place in the Kenyan Olympic squad, while Chebet will be doing his best to make Athletics Kenya reconsider their decision to leave him off their shortlist for the Olympic marathon.
Was the 2024 Tokyo Marathon the Beginning of the End?
The 2024 Tokyo Marathon saw Eliud Kipchoge and Sifan Hassan produce their worst career marathons to date, which made way for Benson Kipruto and Sutume Kebede. Kipruto broke the course record to return the Tokyo Marathon title to his family, following in the footsteps of his brother, who won the race in 2014 and 2018. Kebede also took down the women’s course record, upgrading her bronze from four years ago to gold. On account of yesterday’s performance, both athletes have moved into the top 10 on their respective all-time lists.
2024 Tokyo Marathon Preview
Eliud Kipchoge and Sifan Hassan will open their seasons at the 2024 Tokyo Marathon ahead of their historic Olympic campaigns in Paris later this year. The pair are expected to dominate their respective races and continue their streak of World Marathon Major wins tomorrow in the Japanese capital.