Monthly Archives: January 2011

KENTH ANDERSSON R.I.P.

There will be a Memorial Service for Kenth Andersson in the Great Hall of the City Hall in Belgrade, Serbia at 12.00 on Thursday, January 27. Kenth, a three-time Swedish middle distance champion, died suddenly in Belgrade in the early … Read more

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QUIET LIKE A KENYAN

Runners are infamous for their training diaries, where the feats described could often qualify them for fiction prizes. Competition results, equally, are full of what-ifs. But if David Barmasai kept a diary, it would be more like a haiku. The … Read more

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DUBAI GETS A MOVE ON

The marathon world came face to face with mortality recently, when Haile Gebrselassie announced his retirement. That was soon rescinded. But after three consecutive (and rapid) victories in the Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon, the old master leaves the world’s richest … Read more

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