Kosgei and Takele lead the world as National records fall at the 2026 Tokyo Marathon!
From the opening miles to the dramatic finishes, the 2026 Tokyo Marathon, once again, established itself as a landmark ...
Tag: Ethiopia
2024 Chicago Marathon: Ruth Chepngetich Chases History While New Faces Emerge in the Men’s Race
Well, RunBlogRun is covering the 46th Bank of America Chicago Marathon on-site and remotely. We will have the thoughtful eyes ...
Drama continues in picking Ethiopian Olympic team
In many ways, Ethiopia is still the Wild West in terms of sports. Various intrigues have come to mind when ...
Gotytom Gebreslase started running for fun; now she’s doing it to save her family
Deji Ogeyingbo wrote this piece on Gotytom Gebreslase and her family and the challenges of protecting her family in her ...
Top 10 male African athletes in 2022 (5-1)
I have to admit, I enjoy the writing from all of our writers. Each loves the sport intensely, and each ...
Five Observations about recent rash of positive tests by Kenyan distance runners
In 2014, I wrote a series of pieces on the doping positive of Rita Jeptoo, who was, then, champion of ...
Gudaf Tsegay: The only Ethiopian to win two medals at the 2022 World Championships
Deji Ogeyingbo wrote this piece on Gudaf Tsegay, who won silver at 1,500m and gold at the 5000m at the ...
Lamecha Girma misses out in Lausanne, still remains the only runner that can halt the momentum of Soufiane El Bakkali
Deji Ogeyingbo wrote this fine piece on Ethiopia's steeplechase superstar, Lamecha Girma. Lamecha Girma misses out in Lausanne, and still ...
Interview of Haile Gebrselassie on his plans as Ethiopian Athletics President & Lifetime Achievement Award with Andy Edwards, Race News Service
The world changes, and has some good news. Haile Gebrselassie, photo from Global Sports Communications Haile Gebrselassie, a man who ...
World 1,500m record holder, Genzebe Dibaba” ” I can run faster”, by Sabrina Yohannes
Genzebe Dibaba, photo by PhotoRun.netGenzebe Dibaba wowed the track world with her fine performance in Monaco on July 17. The ...
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