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Amsterdam Marathon Ranked Number One For Speed

Posted November 7th, 2007 at 6:17 PM by Martin Kennedy

Section: News & Results, Marathons

Despite World Record holder Paula Radcliffe’s best efforts to tear up the tarmac in New York, the Amsterdam Marathon remains at the top of the World rankings of fastest marathon cities of 2007.

Frankfurt was fast enough to challenge the all-time fastest city Berlin, but Amsterdam has shaken off it’s laid back image to hold on to it’s dominant 1.83 minute lead at the top of the rankings.

The course that saw Kenyan winner Emmanuel Mutai smash his personal best from 2:13.06 to 2:06.29, also brought national success for Kamiel Maase, who bettered his own Dutch record by 10 seconds as the first European home in ninth place at 2:08.21.

2007 Rankings:
(Average times for the World rankings of fastest Marathon cities are calculated by the average of the 10 fastest finishers.)

1. Amsterdam 2.07.52
2. Frankfurt 2.09.35
3. Berlin 2.09.38
4. Hamburg 2.09.41
5. London 2.09.55
6. Paris 2.10.34
7. Eindhoven 2.11.51
8. New York 2.12.25
9. Rotterdam 2.12.28
10. Lake Biwa/Otsu 2.13.02
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ING Uses Marathons to
Build U.S. Identity

Posted November 1st, 2007 at 7:30 AM by Hariz Siddiqui

Section: News & Results, Marathons

When ING, the Dutch-based financial services company, began to establish its operations in the United States in 2001, it needed a way to establish an identity in a cluttered market with established names. Instead of attaching itself to golf and tennis, more traditional branding routes, ING in 2003 jumped into the New York City Marathon.

Marathoners tend to be affluent. The average household income for participants in the New York City Marathon is $130,000. Two-thirds of the 37,000 runners this year are between 30 and 50, an age when people are becoming aware of and receptive to the need for financial planning.

For more information, please visit: nytimes.com

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VIDEO: Jeremy Wariner edges Gary Kikaya in the 400m

Posted May 28th, 2007 at 4:01 PM by Hariz Siddiqui

Section: News & Results, Track & Field

World and Olympic 400m champion Jeremy Wariner missed a $10,000 bonus after missing the 44 second barrier, but won his specialty handily in 44.43, well outside his season’s best and world-pacing 44.03 from Osaka. Gary Kikaya of the Democratic Republic of Congo was second.

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