BBC commentator Brendan Foster, who today announced that he will retire after the World Athletics Championships in London, will be presented with the John Disley Lifetime Achievement Award on Sunday 23 April after he commentates on his 37th successive London Marathon. The John Disley Lifetime
Men’s favourite Kenenisa Bekele believes he is in shape to run one of the fastest marathons ever seen and break Eliud Kipchoge’s course record at the 2017 Virgin Money London Marathon this Sunday. The Ethiopian legend ran the quickest time of 2016 when he won the
It’s not very often that you see the likes of Bob Beamon, Mike Powell and Javier Sotomajor headlining a marathon preview, but the boys in Belgrade have, with some notable exceptions, had to make a virtue of their lack of elite runner star appeal, due to the major problems they
Sunny and unseasonably warm conditions meant slower than usual times at the Nagano Marathon's 19th running. Racheal Jemutai Mutgaa took the women's race out in 17:55 for the first 5 km, on track for a low 2:31, with early company from fellow Kenyan Mirriam Wangari and Ethiopian F...
Danny Talbot (coach: Benke Blomkvist) ran the fastest time ever by a British athlete in any conditions, clocking 19.86 as he won in the men's 200m. His performance was however aided by a 2.9m/s tailwind, with even greater tailwinds aiding so many other performances on the day.
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