Posts Tagged ‘Race’

Ethiopian runners dominate New Milford’s Moonlight Run 5K

July 9 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Athletics, News, Sport, Uncategorized, United States, World Tags: , , , , , , , ,

NEW MILFORD — With more than three miles already behind them in the New Milford Moonlight Run 5k road race, Ethiopians Kumse Megersa and Abiyot Endale were still running side by side and matching each other stride for stride. They had separated themselves from the rest of the pack, and the only thing that stood between them and... Read more

Kumsa Adugna of Ethiopia won Shelter Island’s 10K race

June 25 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Athletics, News, Sport, Uncategorized, United States Tags: , , , , , , ,

African runners must like something about Shelter Island because they keep winning, posting quality times and dominating the Island’s annual 10K race. on Saturday. Kumsa Adugna, 25, of Ethiopia, who was the runner-up last year, was the winner of the 32nd annual Shelter Island 10K Run on Saturday. Adugna, running a 4-minute, 47-second mile pace, bolted across... Read more

Ethiopian Imane Merga wins 5000m in Rome

May 27 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Athletics, Ethiopian, News, Sport, Uncategorized Tags: , , , , , , , ,

Ethiopia’s Imane Merga, the reigning Diamond Race 5000m champion, proved to the world once again that he can’t be beaten at that distance. Merga was competing in the Compeed Golden Gala in Rome, Italy. The Gala is the third stop in the Samsung Diamond League series.

Imane Merga
Using a powerful finishing kick, Merga... Read more

Gebre Gebremariam wins Atlanta Peachtree Road Race by Photo finish

July 6 | Posted by ocean | News, Sport, Uncategorized, United States, World Tags: , , , , , ,

With eyes affixed on a finish line banner and two men approaching side-by-side, fans craned their necks to identify the victor of an electric Peachtree Road Race. And with an equally minute shift of Gebre Gebremariam’s own body, he managed to steal victory. Despite sharing a time of 27 minutes and 56 seconds with runner-up Peter Kirui of Kenya, Gebremariam emerged as... Read more