Tag: Chennai

  • Idea Chennai Half Marathon 2009 Results: Kenyans win

    It was a familiar story at the Idea Chennai Half Marathon 2009, with Kenyans dominating both the mens and womens divisions. John Wembusa, ranked 42nd in the world, won the mens event while Nelly Jepkurui (ranked 15th) won the womens event.As per the organizers, about 60,000-70,000 runners took part in the various races on the day,…

  • Give Life Chennai Marathon 2009 on Sep 27

    Update: Event date changed to Sept 27 from Aug 22. Why? Read the reasons from the organizers below. ” … Givelife Chennai Marathon, scheduled for August 22, has been postponed to September 27. This is to ensure the participation of national-level participants and to avoid date clash with the World Athletic Championship to be held…

  • Chennai and Auroville marathon 2009 results

    Event date: Feb 15th, 2009 It was a tale of two marathons, which by the twist of fate, or by the idiocy of the organizers, fell on the same date, even though when are located so near to each other. To clarify, Auroville marathon was planned months in advance, and as always, Chennai marathon comes…