Athletics Illustrated

Kenya’s pre-race favourite Daniel Ebenyo and Ethiopia’s youngster Tekle Muluat took the 43rd edition of the Generali Berlin Half Marathon. In warm weather with temperatures of well over 20 Celsius any hopes for a record race did not materialize....

The Prague Half Marathon was won by Kenyan Sabastian Sawe, the reigning world champion, who broke the course record by 23 seconds. Sawe finished in the time of 58 minutes and 24 seconds, which is also a new personal...

The men's team Based on the World Athletics' global rankings, the top four Kenyan men's marathon runners made the Olympic team. They include Benson Kipruto who is ranked second, Alexander Mutiso Munyao (3rd), Vincent Kipkemoi Ngetich (5th) and Timothy Kiplagat...

© Copyright - 2024 - Athletics Illustrated “The Ministry of Peace concerns itself with war, the Ministry of Truth with lies, the Ministry of Love with torture and the Ministry of Plenty with starvation. These contradictions are not accidental,...

© Copyright - 2024 - Athletics Illustrated On Wednesday, Athletics Illustrated received an email message titled, "Formal Complaint Regarding Irresponsible April Fools' Day Joke Involving Eliud Kipchoge." The letter, below, with the name changed to protect the writer's identity, demands...

World Cross Country Champion, Jacob Kiplimo, was involved in a car crash and escaped with non-life-threatening injuries. The incident happened on Wednesday while he was travelling from Kapchorwa to Kween district. As reported by local Blizz News, apparently Kiplimo lost...

Bethwell Yegon returns to the Vienna City Marathon where he was runner-up in unusually warm conditions last year. The Kenyan hopes to go one better this time and win his first marathon on April 21. He will be challenged...

The Italian anti-doping agency has provisionally suspended Kenyan cross-country phenom Luch Mawia. She tested positive for efedrina and oxycodone. The 26-year-old holds a half-marathon best of 1:09:38 and 5000m and 10,000m bests of 15:33.93 and 32:33.37, respectively, both from...

© Copyright - 2024 - Athletics Illustrated https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6I5d3b_Gfk The 2024 Comox Valley RV Half Marathon took place on Sunday, March 24. Olympian Natasha Wodak and Dayna Pidhoresky of Greater Vancouver both ran faster than the previous course record. Wodak won...

© Copyright - 2024 - Athletics Illustrated *April Fools joke..... Read scathing letter from reader about below April Fool's joke Two-time Olympic marathon champion, Eliud Kipchoge, of Kenya has announced that he will not attempt to defend his title at the...