Melbourne Marathon

Post-Race Review/ Results

Asnake Fekadu of Ethiopia won the men’s race and Mai Tagami of Japan the women’s event at the Melbourne Marathon on Sunday. Fekadu finished the men’s race in 2 hours, 17 minutes. Josphat Mwangi of Kenya, also the runner-up last year, was second, and Yared Mekonnen of Ethiopia third. Tagami won the women’s race in 2 hours and 38 minutes.

Foreign Runners Dominate Melbourne Marathon

Pre-Race Review/ Lineup

Lee Troop was slated to retire after the Beijing Olympic Marathon but has arrived in Melbourne to challenge three Ethiopians for the prize in the Melbourne Marathon. Asnake Fekadu, who set his personal best of 2:10.26 in Italy last year, has the best time entering the Melbourne race. He finished eighth in Dubai in January behind world record-holder Haile Gebrselassie.

Lee Troop takes on Ethiopians in epic Melbourne Marathon

Great up until 30km then it's all downhill

Marathon Summary

Marathon Results