Running-News
9. January 2020
Volkswagen Prague Marathon 2020: Beer tastes better at the finish line
Running down the Charles Bridge to the historical neighborhood of Prague’s UNESCO World Heritage sites with cheering fans and music spots along the course, the Volkswagen Prague Marathon, a World Athletics Gold Label road race, promises to be yet another unforgettable event that is a must in anyone‘s calendar. Being strong for more than ganzen Artikel lesen...
28. October 2019
Finisher-Video iRewind powered by ASICS
For the first time, the Mainova Frankfurt Marathon provided personalized highlight videos for all participants. Cameras at the half-marathon, 30k and 40k points as well as in the finish area captured the emotional moments and were well-received by the runners as well as their friends and families. In case of any follow-up questions, please ganzen Artikel lesen...
28. October 2018
England Athletics quartet produce solid display in Mainova Frankfurt Marathon
Led by a personal best from Aaron Scott, the team coped with chill conditions and strong winds at the Mainova Frankfurt Marathon on Sunday. The Notts AC improved his best by almost a minute to 2:16:57 for 23rd place, compared to his previous best of 2:17:46 in London last year. Matt Sharp finished three places ganzen Artikel lesen...
27. October 2018
England Athletics Quartet aim to flourish at Mainova Frankfurt Marathon
The race beside the River Main has proved a successful hunting ground for British runners in recent years and the England Team of Dani Nimmock, Aaron Scott, Matt Sharp and Steven Bayton are keen to exploit Frankfurt’s reputation as a fast course with favourable weather conditions on Sunday. The precedents are highly encouraging: a ganzen Artikel lesen...
30. October 2017
Welsh Hills breed tough stock as Dewi Griffiths impresses in Frankfurt Marathon
After running the fastest marathon by a Briton in three years with 2:09:49 for fifth place in Frankfurt – and on his debut at the distance – Dewi Griffiths laughs when asked if his running and lifestyle is a “throwback” to the 1980s, an era when British men and Europeans in general had considerably greater ganzen Artikel lesen...
29. October 2017
Shura Kitata Tola and Vivian Cheruiyot take Frankfurt Marathon titles, sub 2:10 debut for Welshman Dewi Griffiths
Shura Kitata Tola of Ethiopia and Kenya’s Vivian Cheryuiot won the top prizes at the 36th edition of the Mainova Frankfurt Marathon. Kitata chopped almost two minutes off his personal best in difficult conditions while Cheruiyot, the reigning Olympic 5,000m champion but now concentrating on road racing, improved her best for the marathon to 2:23:35 ganzen Artikel lesen...
Shure Kitata Tola and Vivian Cheruiyot take Frankfurt, sub 2:10 debut for Dewi Griffiths
Ethiopian Shure Kitata Tola and Kenya’s Vivian Cheryuiot took the 36th edition of the Mainova Frankfurt Marathon. There were strong results by European men, headed by Britain’s Dewi Griffiths who produced a 2:09:49 finish for fifth place in his debut. In difficult conditions with some strong wind Shure Kitata Tola produced an impressive time of ganzen Artikel lesen...
27. October 2017
Frankfurt Marathon plans to turn up the heat
The Mainova Frankfurt Marathon has been a springboard for a number of promising marathon runners in the past. The most prominent example is Wilson Kipsang, who won in Frankfurt with 2:04:57 in 2010 and then returned a year later, missing the world record by only four seconds and his time 2:03:42 remains the course record ganzen Artikel lesen...
31. October 2016
Fate Tola has good reason to be cheerful after winning German title in Mainova Frankfurt Marathon
After Fate Tola had closed the gap on the eventual women’s winner, Ethiopia’s Mamitu Daska, to just 15 seconds at the finish in Frankfurt’s Festhalle, she was asked if she might have made up the difference on another day. “Oh yes,” came the swift reply, accompanied by a beaming smile from the woman who had ganzen Artikel lesen...
Mark Korir wins three-way Kenyan contest, Mamitu Daska just holds off Fate Tola’s late surge
Mark Korir won a three-way Kenyan contest and took the 35th edition of the Mainova Frankfurt Marathon with a time of 2:06:48. The 28 year-old beat fellow Kenyans Martin Kosgey and Cybrian Kotut who ran 2:07:22 and 2:07:28 respectively. Bobby Curtis of the USA took a surprise fourth place, equalling his personal best with 2:11:20 ganzen Artikel lesen...
