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Tata Mumbai Marathon 2020: Ethiopian Hurisa creates course record

Derara Hurisa wasn't the the favourite for Tata Mumbai Marathon 2020 but the Ethiopian upset the odds to win in a course record of 2:08:09 here on Sunday. Hurisa was rewarded with his biggest ever pay day, a USD 45,000 winners cheque and a USD 15,000 course record bonus. The amount he picked up on Sunday for his stunning win was more than he had pocketed across his entire career. In addition, the race was won with a pair of borrowed racing shoes. "I misplaced my shoes while travelling from Addis Ababa to Mumbai earlier in the week. So I borrowed some shoes from my friend Abraham Girma (who also ran the Tata Mumbai Marathon). So I only tried them on for the first time yesterday," Hurisa revealed after the race. In a thrilling finish to the 17th edition of TMM, three men approached the last kilometre together, but Hurisa went through the gears as the trio passed that check point and he pulled away from his compatriots Ayele Abshero and Birhanu Teshome. Abshero and Te

Finishing a marathon can spruce up arteries, make them flexible: Study

The study finds that training for and finishing a marathon can spruce up arteries, leaving them more flexible, healthy and biologically younger than before, even if runners are older or slow

The marathon man

The top 10 male marathon runners in the world ever are either Kenyan or Ethiopian. Among the women the top nine are from these two nations

Excess or deficit hydration can be fatal for marathon runners, says expert

Runners are prone to dehydration because of sweating excessively, especially when they run in warm and humid climatic condition

Marathon running can increase your risk of cardiac arrest, say experts

Interestingly, the risks for runners are heightened by racing

Want to run a fast marathon? Pay a top athlete to run it with you

Seriously competitive amateur runners are finding that sometimes the best motivation is a personal cheerleader with you every step of the way

Thoughts from a brevet

Bengaluru has many cyclists, runners and photographers of birds armed with bazooka-like lenses, meaning a serious interest rather than a hobby

Glam, glitter and glory mark 14th Mumbai Marathon

Tanzanian athlete Alphonce Simbu (24) and Kenyan runner Bornes Chepkirui (31) bagged top spots

'The Great India Run' marathon flagged off at India Gate

The 1,480 km long ultra-marathon will have top-15 runners from Asia, US, Africa and Europe in its inaugural edition

The break-up marathon

Brian Eastwood was a pretty good runner, but he'd always come up a bit short in trying to reach his goal of qualifying for the Boston Marathon