The first serious attack came only after 30 km but it proved decisive: Bernard Biwott went to the front and only Gossa Challa proved capable of going with the marathon debutant. But when the Kenyan forced the pace again between 35 and 37 kilometres and covered the single kilometres in around 2:50, t...
The two-time world indoor champion went through 5km in 13:38, 10km in 27:12 and 15km in 40:56. It was at that point when he made a break from Kenyans Daniel Mateiko and Isaia Kipkoech Lasoi to secure the win, taking one second off the world record set by Jacob Kiplimo in Lisbon three years ago.
Running is omnipresent in the family life of Magdalyne and Jake, whose son Jake was born in July 2021. Jake Robertson, who hails from New Zealand, proposed at the finish line of the 2017 Great North Run.
The Masai sisters live in Kenya but in different places: Magdalyne lives with Jake and their son in Iten, Linet in Kaptagat. The race in Frankfurt is the first time they have met for several months. Linet has prepared for the Mainova Frankfurt Marathon in the group trained by Patrick Sang, which als...
Ukraine’s Mahuchikh improved one of the longest-standing world records on the books when she cleared 2.10m at the Meeting de Paris – part of the Wanda Diamond League – on 7 July.
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