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Kenya's Elisha Rotich won the 2021 Paris Marathon in a men's course record of 2 hours 4 minutes and 21 seconds on Sunday while compatriot Angela Tanui triumphed in Amsterdam in a women's best 2:17:57. The previous record in Paris belonged to multiple world and Olympic champion Kenenisa Bekele, who… ....
Estonian marathon runner Tiidrek Nurme participated in the annual Taipei Marathon in Taiwan on Sunday, achieving a third-place finish in the full marathon. Nurme came in with a time of 2:16.11, 11 seconds ahead of fourth place Morocco man Bilal Marhoum. Kenyan runner Paul Longyangata took the distance comfortably, coming in (2:09.18) nearly four minutes ahead of second place Elisha Rotich (2:13.07). Nurme s preparation for the marathon was peculiar in its own right, as the marathon runner stayed isolated in a hotel room for two weeks, with most of the room taken up by a treadmill on which the runner trained. Third place today from the Taipei International Marathon is a successful end of this unbelievable experiment. The race was not easy due to the windy and rainy weather conditions and the quarantine period before the race, Nurme posted on social media, adding his holiday wishes to all. ....
World Athletics President Sebastian Coe, in an online interview with four African journalists, said: “It has to be an individual athlete to decide on the race to compete in. I am sure they are aware that every country has different approached to Covid-19 restrictions,” said Coe on Lonyangata’s tribulations. Subscribe to Our Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter and stay updated on the latest developments and special offers! “Some countries have different approaches. It is not the responsibility of World Athletics to guide on local laws. It is the duty of the athlete to understand local laws before accepting invitation to races in various countries,” he added. ....
Taipai Marahon Live at 5:30 pm eastern with Possibly $70k on the line. Runners had to quarantine in hotel room for 2 weeks Pro News/Info/Results Report Thread Your Name Hat tip to Mark Misch the cross country coach at University of Colorado-Colorado Springs on this one. The Taipai Marathon is live today at 5:30pm . Link to live stream below. Roughly $30,000 for first, $70,000 if you break the course records of 2:09:59 and 2:27:36. Askale Wegi (2:23) leads the women s field. Elisha Rotich (2:05) and Paul Lonyangata (2:06:10) lead the men s. Misch coaches Tiidrek Nurme of Estonia (2:10) who is in the field. All the foreign runners had to quarantine in their hotel rooms for 2 weeks if they wanted to run this. So they were given treadmills and forced to stay in their rooms. That s dedication. ....