World Marathon Record Stories

Joyce 'Tata' Nduku: The 70-year-old Machakos granny breaking age barriers in marathon races
Joyce 'Tata' Nduku: The 70-year-old Machakos granny breaking age barriers in marathon races
Michael Kirwa  |  Jul 28, 2024

Referring to herself as a three-star athlete, she hopes to run in all six World Marathon Majors and, therefore, has eyes trained on future Berlin, Lon...

Marathon world record holder Kiptum sidesteps talk of two-hour mark
Marathon world record holder Kiptum sidesteps talk of two-hour mark
AFP  |  Oct 11, 2023

Kiptum says he has "no plan" to try and run under the mythic two-hour mark.

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