Rio2016 Olympics qualifying time for the full marathon is 2 hours 19 minutes and 00 seconds.
And they’re off… qualification for athletics events at Rio 2016 Olympic Games begins
Alphonce Felix Simbu age: 24 yrs
Personal Best Time Marathon 2:09:19 Otsu 06 MAR 2016
IAAF: Alphonce Felix Simbu |
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71st Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon japan running news: Rotich Wins Wild Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon, Kitajima Leads Four Japanese Men Sub-2:10 in Chase for Rio
1. Lucas Rotich (Kenya) - 2:09:11
2. Hisanori Kitajima (Japan/Yasukawa Denki) - 2:09:16 -
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3. Alphonce Felix Simbu (Tanzania) - 2:09:19 -
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Saidi Juma Makula age: 23 yrs
Marathon Personal Best Time 2:12:01 Daegu 03 APR 2016
IAAF: Saidi Juma Makula | Profile, Winner MIA 2015: Paraguayos triunfan en la Media Maratón Internacional de Asunción - 2015
Fabian Joseph
Fabiano Joseph NAASI
Country:
Tanzania
Born:
24.12.1985
1 x World Half Marathon champion
2 x World Half Marathon Championships Silver medallist
1 x Commonwealth Games Bronze medallist
1 x World Junior Championships Silver medallist
1 x Commonwealth Games finalist
1 x World Junior Championships finalist
1 x African Championships finalist
3 x National champion
1 x World Half Marathon Championships finalist
1 x World Cross Country Championships finalist
"Our technical bench has decided that our runners should be there just a few days before the race", he told The Citizen here over the weekend as the team descended into the city from their training camp in high altitude west Kilimanjaro.
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Kenya’s Chanchima to battle Tanzania’s Fabiano in Nagano Marathon
April 25, 2016
Fabian Joseph (Blue No.9) and Jairus Chanchima in action
Chanchima has a best of 2:07:43 from the 2012 Seoul Marathon but this is the only time he has cracked 2:10:00 and his last marathon was at the 2014 Seoul Marathon where he was only 12th with 2:14:53.