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Elisha Rotich
Elisha Rotich is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specializes in the marathon. Rotich has a personal best in the marathon of 2:04:21, which he set when he won and set the course record at the Paris Marathon in 2021. Rotich also won the 2016 Cannes Marathon des Alpes-Maritimes, the 2017 Chuncheon Chosunilbo Marathon, and the 2018 Eindhoven Marathon. Career Early career 2010 - 2015 Rotich began his career racing mainly road races from 10k to marathon. Rotich's marathon debut was at the 2011 Kassel Marathon, where he placed 3rd in 2:15:18. In 2014 Rotich won the Strasbourg Half Marathon and the Altötting Half Marathon in Germany. In 2015 he secured his first marathon victory at the San Sebastián Marathon in Spain clocking 2:13:56. 2016 - 2018 In 2016 Rotich placed 3rd in the Kraków Marathon, before winning the Cannes Marathon des Alpes-Maritimes in 2:10:45. In 2017 Elisha won the Gunsan Marathon and the Chuncheon Chosunilbo Marathon, both in South Korea, and clocking ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris Marathon
The Paris Marathon (french: Marathon de Paris) is an annual marathon hosted by the city of Paris, France. It is the marathon with the second-most finishers in the world, behind the New York City Marathon. The marathon begins along the Champs-Élysées, runs southeast through the city to the Bois de Vincennes, heads back through the city along the River Seine, and finishes on Avenue Foch. History Tour de Paris era The first Paris Marathon, the Tour de Paris Marathon, took place in 1896. A big crowd gathered to watch 191 participants. It was run over a course of from Paris to Conflans-Sainte-Honorine via Versailles, and the organisers decided to award a commemorative medal to all runners who finished the race in less than 4 hours. The distance of 40 km was chosen as it was the distance separating Marathon from Athens. The current distance of the race is 42.195 km, which the IAAF established in 1921 as the standard length of a marathon, following the 1908 O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
