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Teyba Erkesso to defend Boston Marathon title
Boston, USA – Defending champion Teyba Erkesso of Ethiopia will defend her title at the 115th running of the Boston marathon race on Monday 18 April 2011.
The Boston Marathon is an IAAF Gold Label Road Race.
Men’s Category
The major challenge for defending champion Robert Cheruiyot of Kenya will come from fellow compatriot Geoffrey Mutai, who is the second fastest man in the world last year with...
Teyba Erkesso to defend 5k title at Freihofer’s Run for Women
ALBANY, NY (May 4, 2010) ‹ For Teyba Erkesso, the last two years have been nothing short of spectacular.
The 27-year-old Ethiopian has gone from “up-and-comer” to “the one to watch” and now, after her victory at last week’s Boston Marathon, “the one to beat” at almost any road race she enters.
Erkesso’s versatility, in fact, makes her dangerous on almost...
Teyba Erkesso wins Boston Marathon women’s race & $150,000 Prize Money
Boston, Massachusetts- Ethiopia’s Teyba Erkesso won the women’s race in an unofficial time of 2:26:11, outsprinting Russia’s Tatyana Pushkareva to win by three seconds in the third-closest women’s finish in event history.
Erkesso broke away from the pack with 11 miles to go and opened a 90-second lead. But she began holding her stomach in Cleveland Circle, with about four miles to go, and...
114th Boston Marathon: Dire Tune plans to reverse last year’s shocking loss, Deriba Merga hopes to defend title
Boston, Massachusetts – Dire Tune plans to reverse last year’s shocking loss while her Ethiopian compatriot Deriba Merga hopes to defend his title when the 114th edition of the Boston Marathon gets underway here on Monday.
Dire, the 2008 winner, suffered a heart wrenching loss last year when Salina Kosgei of Kenya used a last-second surge to edge her for the women’s title, finishing just...
Teyba Erkesso & Teshome Gelana sweep Houston Marathon
Houston, USA (January 18, 2010) - Teshome Gelana and defending women’s champion Teyba Erkesso led an Ethiopian sweep of the 2010 Chevron Houston Marathon on Sunday (17), each setting course records in the process.
Gelana, 25, running his second ZMarathon in six weeks, broke away from a pack of five runners at the 22-mile mark and finished in 2:07:37. His time shaved 15 seconds off the...
