Posted: 10/12/2014 1:39 pm EDT Updated: 10/12/2014 1:59 pm EDT CHICAGO (AP) — Kenyans ruled the Chicago Marathon on Sunday, with Eliud Kipchoge leading a 1-2-3 men’s sweep and compatriot Rita Jeptoo repeating as the women’s winner. Kipchoge pulled away over the last two miles for his first major marathon victory, finishing in 2 hours, … Read more
We’ve invited the Embassy of Kenya in Washington, DC to send its staff to Chicago to process identity card applications for all Kenyans residing in Illinois and its surrounding states. Here is why you need an ID – it will make your voting in 2017 elections easy, buying land, opening bank account, applying for PIN/VAT … Read more
Dennis Kimetto Breaks World Record at Berlin Marathon Kenyan runs 2:02:57 to be the first to go under 2:03. By Cathal Dennehy; Image by Kirsten Kortebein Published September 28, 2014 Dennis Kimetto runs through the Gendarmenmarkt 40 kilometers into the 2014 Berlin Marathon. To win a race, they say, you have to beat everybody who … Read more
Long-distance running allowed Wesley Korir to escape the grinding poverty of Kenya. But after winning multiple American marathons, including taking running’s most cherished prize – the Boston Marathon – he gives it all up to return home and help his fellow Kenyans create better lives for themselves. In what proves to be the most challenging … Read more
The Kenya Marathon Dinner is glad to have the Kenya USA Diaspora Sacco join their official program. Kenya USA Diaspora Sacco promotes investment opportunities and savings among Kenyans residing in the United States of America, so that they can have a reliable and organized way to invest, access to affordable credit, carry out projects, build … Read more
World Record Holders and Past Champion Highlight Elite Fields at 2014 Bank of America Chicago MarathonKenenisa Bekele, 5,000m and 10,000m World Record Holder, and Eliud Kipchoge Lead Men’s Course Record Chase Sub 2:20 Women Rita Jeptoo, 2013 Champion, and Florence Kiplagat, Half Marathon World Record Holder, Ready to Test 42K Speed CHICAGO – The Bank … Read more
Also confirmed US Olympian Gary Morgan will be present with the Olympic Torch to boot in support of the Kenya Marathon Dinner. Do you have ticket yet?
Our friends at Transcend are screening their amazing marathon documentary about Wesley Korir in Chicago. Take a look at the trailer here. http://www.thefilmtranscend.com/#/transcend-trailer/1 Trancend are also proud supporters of the Kenya Marathon Dinner. They will be present at the 2014 Marathon Dinner to give brief details on the Transcend Running Academy, which is dedicated … Read more