Ethiopia's Olbana Negasa Yadate and Meskerem Tesfaye Fikadu won the full marathon at the Chandigarh International Marathon, while other athletes triumphed in half marathon and 10k races.
Kartik Karkera didn't just win the Indian men's title at the Tata Mumbai Marathon on Sunday -- he did it in his very first official 42.195 km race
Tesfay covered the gruelling 42.195km distance in 2 hours 11 minutes and 44 seconds to win his maiden international full marathon title as thousands of Mumbaikars turned up for the marquee World Athletics Gold Label road race.
A 29-year-old dental surgeon died of a massive heart attack after completing a marathon in Goa, his father said on Thursday.
225 runners took part in the second snow marathon organised at Sissu in Lahaul-Spiti, Himachal Pradesh, on Sunday, March 12, 2023.
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'I've done absolutely no training, the longest distance that I've ever run is 8 kilometres. So, I don't even know I'm going to be able to complete it but hopefully, I can'
Army runners Neeraj Pal and G Lakshmanan, along with Kavita Raut of ONGC, broke course records while winning men's full marathon, half marathon and women's half marathon, respectively in the 4th Vasai Virar Mayor's Marathon in Mumbai.
'I run four times a week -- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday.'
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Kenyan athletes Douglas Mwangi Gwandaru and Jane Mula won the full marathon and half marathon events respectively at the 19th international marathon.
Strengthening your leg and core muscles is crucial to run a marathon successfully says Rediff.com staffer Laxmi Negi who is training to run her first full marathon on January 19.
Rediff staffer Laxmi Negi is training to run her first full marathon on January 19. She shares with us her running diary.
Rediff staffer Laxmi Negi is training to run her first full marathon on January 19, 2014. She shares her thoughts on the rigorous run and what motivates her to get out of the bed early in the morning after a strenuous night shift at work.
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Before the start of each of the four races at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Tendulkar did 10 push-ups as part of the #KeepMoving Push-up Challenge and urged the runners to join him in the exercise.
Several Bollywood celebrities took part in the 12th Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon on January 18.
Britain's double Olympic champion Mo Farah will run the first half of this year's London marathon prior to making his debut over the full distance in the 2014 race.
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Tendulkar will join thousands of runners during the IDBI Federal Life Insurance New Delhi Marathon, on Sunday, to raise funds for the families of the martyrs of the Pulwama terror attack.
Tanzania's Alphonce Simbu won the men's elite full marathon event while Kenya's Bornes Kitur bagged the women's title at the Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon in Mumbai, on Sunday.
Ethiopian Tesfaye Abera won the Mumbai Marathon crossing the finish line in 2 hours, 9 minutes and 46 seconds on Sunday.
The fifth Mumbai Marathon has enhanced its prize money to USD 2.4 lakh and has attracted 40 of the world's top 100 marathoners.
If you're planning on running this January 20 -- to support a worthy cause or just because it's on your 'List of things to do before I die', here are a few facts you should know before you put those running shoes on.
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Services' runner K C Ramu upstaged the fancied Ethiopians in the inaugural Bangalore International Marathon on Sunday
Around 30,000 runners are expected to participate in the third edition of the Standard Chartered event.
Srinu Bugatha, Sudha Singh win Indian Elite category.
Sachin Tendulkar has no hesitation in terming India as favourites going into the World Cup but what makes him happier is the team's ability to be competitive 'in any part of the world and on any surface'.
Not everyone completes the Badwater Marathon. Breeze Sharma did so, as the fastest Indian ever.
A record 39,510 runners have registered for the Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon on January 19, 2014.
Pankaj Sonkusre, who weighed 94 kg in 2016, is 74 kg today, after a brave battle to shed the undesired kilos. And he's still at it.
People who have joint problems, heart condition or are taking any medications for blood pressure should approach HIIT with caution, says health coach Amogh Gadewar.
'I might die a little earlier than others, but I have time to finish off unfinished businesses.'
Partially paralysed but with unbreakable will power and determination, Nihad Panju has beaten the odds to become a fitness freak and is all set to run his 4th Mumbai Marathon on Sunday.
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