Mary Keitany

Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge and Mary Keitany were crowned Abbott World Marathon Majors Series XI champions / Photo: Organisers

Keitany and Kipchoge seal Abbott World Marathon Majors titles

April 23, 2018

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Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge and Mary Keitany were crowned Abbott World Marathon Majors Series XI champions following the conclusion of the Virgin Money London Marathon on Sunday

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Kenya

Keitany’s gutsy gamble hands Cheruiyot a famous win

April 23, 2018

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ATAF Editors

Kenya’s Vivian Cheruiyot ran a perfectly judged race to take elite women’s race title at the 38th Virgin Money London Marathon, becoming the fourth fastest woman of all time over the gruelling marathon distance.

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Mary Keitany crosses the finish line in Olomouc / Photo credit: Mattoni Olomouc Half Marathon

Kenya

Keitany targets Radcliffe's World record at 2018 London Marathon

January 26, 2018

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ATAF Editors

Kenya’s Mary Keitany will make an attempt to break Paula Radcliffe’s world record at the 2018 Virgin Money London Marathon on Sunday 22 April.

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Mary Keitany with her family during the gala in Athens (photo credit: SEGAS-AMA)

Kenya

Kipchoge and Keitany voted AIMS Marathon Runners of 2017

November 10, 2017

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ATAF Editors

Kenyans Eliud Kipchoge and Mary Keitany are officially the top marathon runners of 2017 after the duo were announced as the winners of the AIMS Best Marathon Runner (BMR) Awards at the Gala in Athens on Friday.

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Eliud Kipchoge with the BMR 2015 trophy / Photo credit: SEGAS-AMA

Kenya

Kipchoge in contention for hat trick of Best Marathon Runner titles

November 7, 2017

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Yomog Meje

Kenyans Eliud Kipchoge and Geoffrey Kirui are candidates for the 2017 Men’s BMR Awards, Mary Keitany of Kenya and Rose Chelimo of Bahrain are contenders for the Women’s award.

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Kenya

Keitany breaks women's-only world record at London Marathon

April 23, 2017

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Kenya’s Mary Keitany took 41 seconds off the women’s-only world record at the Virgin Money London Marathon, running 2:17:01 at the IAAF Gold Label Road Race on Sunday 23 April.

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Eliud Kipchoge (KEN) and Mary Keitany (KEN) are the Abbott World Marathon Majors Series IX champions.

Kenya

Eliud Kipchoge and Mary Keitany win World Marathon Series IX

February 29, 2016

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ATAF Editors

Kenyans Eliud Kipchoge and Mary Keitany, the world’s best Male and Female marathoners for 2015, earned $1 Million total prize purse for winning the Abbott World Marathon Major Series IX.

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Florence Kiplagat winning the 2014 Airtel Delhi Half Marathon / Photo credit: Airtel Delhi Half Marathon

Features and Reports

Florence Kiplagat: Motivated to run sub-65 minutes in the half marathon

November 28, 2015

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ATAF Editors

Fresh from receiving her AIMS World Record Award for 2015, Kenya’s Florence Kiplagat talks about more world records ahead of the 2015 Airtel Delhi Half Marathon on Sunday November 29.

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Ethiopia

Tufa the one to watch at Great North Run

July 1, 2015

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ATAF Editors

London Marathon champion Tigist Tufa from Ethiopia will head the women’s field at the 2015 Morrisons Great North Run, an IAAF Gold Label Road Race, on Sunday September 13.

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Kenya

Keitany smashes course record in Olomouc

June 22, 2015

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ATAF Editors

Kenyan Mary Keitany smashed the course record while compatriot Josphat Kiptis surprised the men favourites at the 2015 Mattoni Olomouc Half Marathon on Saturday June 20.

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Kenya

Kenyans set for Mattoni Olomouc Half Marathon on June 20

June 3, 2015

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ATAF Editors

Kenyans Wilson Kipsang and Geoffrey Ronoh are set to renew their rivalry, while Mary Keitany makes her RunCzech debut at the 2015 Mattoni Olomouc Half Marathon on June 20.

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Ethiopia

Ethiopian Tufa shocks Kenyan favourites at London marathon

April 26, 2015

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Yomog Meje

Ethiopian Tigist Tufa tore up the prediction book to win the 35th edition of the Virgin Money London Marathon over more fancied Kenyan rivals in London on Sunday.

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Kenya

Kenya’s 'fantastic four' to attack Radcliffe’s record

April 23, 2015

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ATAF Editors

Kenya’s fabulous quartet of women runners will attack Paula Radcliffe’s 10-year-old women-only marathon world record at the 2015 Virgin Money London Marathon on Sunday.

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