Gitau, Chapple carry the day in Marugame

Kenya’s Daniel Gitau and Australian Nikki Chapple were crowned men’s and women’s title holders at the Marugame Half Marathon in Japan.  
The 22 year old Gitau used an aggressive front running style to lead for most of the race right from the starter’s gun. He covered the distance in 1:01:08. Fellow Kenyans Mekubo Mogosu (1:01:43) and […]

Kipkorir shine at Beppu-Oita the Marathon

Kenyan Jonathan Kipkorir held off a late challenge from his compatriot Daniel Njenga to win the Beppu-Oita in Japan on Sunday.
A late surge by Njenga was not enough to outpace Kipklorir as be went onto cross the finish line in 2:10:50. Njenga who was six seconds behind, was followed by Australian Jeffery Hunt (2:11:00) […]