Topic: Martin Lel

Record smashers

Debutant Abshero posts fourth-fastest time in history as three Ethiopians eclipse Gebrselassie's mark while seven women go past course best. It was ...

Kenyan double in London Marathon

Emmanuel Mutai shattered the course record at the London Marathon as the Kenyan won the men's race in a time of 2:04.40 on Sunday.Mutai had finished second here last year and he went one better this time thanks ...

Ritzenhein Rocks 'n' Rolls

The event is now the Rock 'n' Roll Denver Marathon and Half Marathon on Sunday, and Ritzenhein, who's been an Olympic marathoner and a World Half Marathon bronze medalist and an American 5000-meter recordholder (now former ) and so many other things ...

Deriba Merga In Chicago Marathon

Merga, who also won in Houston in 2009, and Feyisa Lilesa, whose 2:05:23 in Rotterdam in April makes him the youngest marathoner to break 2:06, join an October 10 Bank of America Chicago Marathon men's field which contains ...

Gebrselassie at Great North Run

Haile Gebrselassie Is Ready, But Martin Lel Withdraws from Great North Run .. Meanwhile, this will be a long awaited debut for Gebrselassie at the Great North Run; he was supposed to do it in 2000 but withdrew with an Achilles ailment. is ...

New York City Marathon 2007: The Men's Race

Apparently, Martin Lel has Abderrahim Goumri's number, and that number is one. On Sunday, Lel did it again, this time breaking from Gourmi with 800 meters to go to capture his second ING New York City Marathon. Lel crossed the same ...

A Brief Chat With Abderrahim Goumri

Abderrahim Goumri, 31, was the surprise of the London Marathon this spring. In his first serious road race the former track star finished second to the established Martin Lel, beating many of the world's best known athletes. Goumri was selected to ...
In the end, today's ING New York City Marathon proved a near replay of last April's Flora London Monday. Kenya's Martin Lel won both London and, today, New York City. The times were slightly slower in New York, where ...

A Brief Chat With Martin Lel

Martin Lel, 29, comes to the ING New York City Marathon more than a favorite. Lel's hallmark is a blistering last mile, and recent reports from the streets of Kapsabet, Kenya, say Mambu Baddu -- the best (for Lel) is yet to ...

Twice winner Lel to miss NYC Marathon with injury

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Twice winner Martin Lel of Kenya has pulled out of Sunday's New York City Marathon because of a leg injury, organizers said on Wednesday.The 31-year-old Lel, the 2003 and 2007 champion, was coming off victory in last ...