| News From: Tuesday, August 25, 2009 |
| | World Championships Men's Marathon 2009 |
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World Championship Marathon Champ Now Trains Sights on World Record
(Daily Nation)
Abel Mutai says that he will run the marathon in 2 hours 3 minutes and 30 seconds which would eclipse the current world record by nearly 30 seconds. He is considering his attempt at Dubai or London.
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Marathon Runners do South Africa Proud
(Sowetan)
The South African marathon team of Norman Dlomo, Joseph Kekana, and Coolboy Ngamole took fifth place as a team in the IAAF World Championships Marathon by placing twelfth, seventeenth, and twenty-second respectively.
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| News From: Sunday, August 23, 2009 |
| | World Championships Men's Marathon 2009 |
| | Post-Race Review/ Results |
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Jenkins Places 63rd in Marathon at IAAF World Championship
(UMASS LOWELL)
Former University of Massachusetts at Lowell long distance runner, Nate Jenkins, placed sixty-third at the World Track and Field Marathon Championship race. Jenkins was hampered with a hamstring injury that seemed to slow him to a time of 2 hours 32 minutes and 16 seconds.
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Kirui Claims World Championship Marathon Gold
(Daily Nation)
Abel Kirui won the overall World Championship Marathon Gold medal by setting a championship record with a time of 2 hours 6 minute and 54 seconds. He stated that he will now focus on chasing the world record for the marathon by attempting to run 2 hours 3 minutes and 30 seconds
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Kingston Athlete Finishes 33rd in World Championship Marathon
(The Kington Whig Standard)
Dylan Wykes finished in the thirty-third position at the World Track and Field Marathon Championships in Berlin. He crossed the finish line in 2 hours and 18 minutes for his slowest marathon finish in three attempts.
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| News From: Saturday, August 22, 2009 |
| | World Championships Men's Marathon 2009 |
| | Post-Race Review/ Results |
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Canada's Coolsaet Sets Personal Best in World Championships Marathon
(CBCsports.ca)
Reid Coolsaet finished 25th in the World Track and Field Marathon Championships with a new marathon personal best of 2 hours 16 minutes and 53 seconds despite of the midday heat.
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Kirui Takes World Marathon Title in Record Time
(Race Results Weekly)
Abel Kirui entered the World Championships Marathon with the fastest personal best time and left with the world champion title and a new event record.
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