One of the first marathons in 2009, the Xiamen Marathon in Southeastern China, was held on Saturday. The Xiamen Marathon is a prestigious race. It has been awarded the Gold Label for road races by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). It is also highly popular; a record number of participants (33,000) turned out for it.
01/04/09
Xiamen Marathon in China Attracts 33,000 Runners
One of the first marathons in 2009, the Xiamen Marathon in Southeastern China, was held on Saturday. The Xiamen Marathon is a prestigious race. It has been awarded the Gold Label for road races by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). It is also highly popular; a record number of participants (33,000) turned out for it.
12/27/08
The Sermon of the Berlin Runners’ Church Service
It’s a tradition that a church service for runners is held in the Kaiser-Wilhelm Memorial Church on the evening before the Berlin Marathon. The sermon by the Reverend Klaus Feierabend, who has run many marathons himself, always makes reference to running.
12/15/08
Sergiy Lebid Shines for the Eighth Time in Brussels
Sergiy Lebid retained the European Cross Country Championship title for another season. In Brussels’ Parc de Laeken on Sunday, the Ukrainian won the championships for the eighth time. He now owns more than half the individual titles in the event’s 15-year history! In an exciting women’s race, the Kenyan-born Hilda Kibet, representing the Netherlands, triumphed for the first time.
