Marathon News: Insights, Races, Results, & Special Offers
January 10, 2024

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Dubai Marathon - Two Debutantes show how it's done!

The Dubai Marathon is known for discovering new talent and showcasing them on the world stage, and the 2024 event upheld this tradition. In the women's race, Tigist Ketema ran a 2:16:07 to win the race, set a new course record AND run the fastest debut marathon in history.

With this time, Ketema became the eighth fastest woman to run the marathon in history...in her debut marathon. Behind, Ruti Aga ran a time of 2:18:07 for the runner-up spot, and defending champion Dera Dida secured third place with a time of 2:19:29.

In the men's race, another debut marathoner, 19-year-old Addisu Gobena, won the race with a time of 2:05:01, while the third place went to another debutant, Dejene Megersa, who finished in 2:05:42. The runner-up was Lemi Dumecha with a time of 2:05:20.

Two Germans used the Dubai Marathon to qualify for the 2024 Olympics: Samuel Fitwi smashed his personal best to run 2:06:27 and Melat Kejeta ran 2:21:47.

There's a great video up on our website home page if you'd like to see the highlights!

Here is a roundup of some of the top stories from this week:

Nike's new bouncy super-shoes that helped set a 2hr1min marathon world record sell out just two minutes after going on public sale... and they're already going for £600 a pair on eBay! (Mail Online)

Mumbai Marathon: Tips From A Marathon Runner (rediff.com)

Mumbai Marathon 2024: Berhanu and Haymanot Eye Repeat Victories Amidst Fierce Competition (trackalerts.com)

Eliud Kipchoge commemorates 2023 with '1:59 Isuzu D-Max' (Pulse Sports)

Calendar of events released for the 2024 DONNA Marathon race weekend (Action News JAX)

Maui Oceanfront Marathon set for Jan. 14 with newly designed race courses (Maui Now)

Did you recently complete a marathon? You can see full results for hundreds of races on the MarathonGuide results directory.

Here are some early 2024 races we have updated results for:

New Year's Day Marathon (TX - 1/1/24)

Texas Marathon (TX - 1/1/24)

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Last chance at some late January Marathons:

Oceanfront: Maui Oceanfront Marathon

Looking for a warm weather and scenic marathon? Check out the Seaside Marathon.

Full coverage of all upcoming US based races can be found here, and International races can be found here.

Upcoming US Marathons (full list here)

2/3/24 - 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Men's Marathon (Orlando, FL)

2/3/24 - 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Women's Marathon (Orlando, FL)

2/3/24 - Envirosports Death Valley Borax Marathon (Death Valley, CA)

2/3/24 - Golden Gate Trail Run Marathon (Rodeo Beach, CA)

2/3/24 - Groundhog Marathon (Grand Rapids, MI)

2/3/24 - Mississippi River Marathon (Greenville, MS)

2/4/24 - 26.2 with Donna: The National Marathon to Finish Breast Cancer (Jacksonville Beach, FL)

2/4/24 - Surf City Marathon (prev. Pacific Shoreline Marathon) (Huntington Beach, CA)

2/4/24 - Warm up Columbus Marathon (Dublin, OH)

2/4/24 - Yukon Arctic Ultra (Whitehorse, YT)

2/10/24 - Alpha Win Ave Maria Marathon (Ave Maria, FL)

2/10/24 - Hilton Head Marathon (Bluffton, SC)

2/10/24 - Outlaw 100 (Tulsa, OK)

2/10/24 - Mountain Vista Medical Center Phoenix Marathon (Mesa, AZ)

2/10/24 - Surfside Beach Marathon (Surfside Beach, TX)

2/11/24 - Publix Florida Marathon & 1/2 Marathon (Melbourne, FL)

Upcoming International Marathons (full list here)

2/2/24 - Dead Sea Marathon Israel (Dead Sea Israel)

2/3/24 - Goba Hills Marathon (Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania)

2/3/24 - Ultra Fiord (Puerto Natales, Chile)

2/4/24 - Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon (Beppu, Japan)

2/4/24 - Bhekizizwe Joseph Shabalala Marathon (Pinetown, South Africa)

2/4/24 - China Coast Marathon (Hong Kong, China)

2/4/24 - Kolkata Marathon (Kolkata, India)

2/4/24 - TotalEnergies Maraton Murcia Costa Calida (Murcia, Spain)

2/4/24 - Centraal Beheer Achmea Midwinter Marathon (Apeldoorn, Netherlands)

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