3.7.2010
Baysa takes Paris Half Marathon Crown
Through very cold and windy conditions Atsede Baysa again ran past her competition to take victory at the 2010 Paris Half Marathon, in a time of 71:06.
Baysa has been no stranger to first place finishes, she is the defending Paris Marathon Champion, and the winner of the Xiamen Marathon, in China, earlier this year.
On the Men's side of the race, Lelisa Desisa who cracked the one hour mark earlier this year; 59:59 in Zayed International Half Marathon, Abu Dhabi, also fought the elements on his way to a second place finish in a time of 61:29.
2.28.2010
Solid showing in San Juan for ESMI
Amid strong competition ESMI's own Dire Tune and Belianesh Zemedkun, had very solid performances in the 2010 edition of World's Best 10K in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Dire, ran to a third place finish (31:40) a new personal best for her.
Belianesh Zemedkun ran to an eight place finish (33:16), in what was a strong women's field.
For Complete Race Results and Story, please visit:
http://www.iaaf.org/LRR10/news/newsid=55704.html/
2.18.2010
ESMI has strong showing at RAK Half Marathon
In clear skies and sunny conditions, the RAK Half Marathon witnessed a new course record and a host of terrific times, this past Friday.
The United Arab Emirates watched as ESMI continued to display its dominance and show off the depth of talent the ESMI roster holds.
On the women's side of the race, ESMI newcomer Mare Dibaba (67:13), ran to a second place finish only six seconds behind the fastest debut Half Marathon time ever at RAK, and her time happens to be a new Ethiopian National Record. In the fourth place slot was Teyba Erkesso in a time of 67:41, a new personal best for her just one month after her tremendous win and new course record at the Houston Marathon. Only seconds after her was the pre race favorite to defend her RAK Half title Dire Tune (67:58), who finished fifth.
The men's race broke wide open after the prolific pre race favorite Deriba Merga dropped out late in the race. ESMI's own Tadese Tola, the defending NYC Half Marathon Champion, ran to a second place finish in a time of 59:49, which is a very big personal best for him.
For complete results and full story, please visit:
http://www.iaaf.org/LRR10/news/newsid=55591.html/
2.12.2010
Tilahun Regassa falls victim to Typhoid
Zayed International Half Marathon Champion, Tilahun Regassa, was hospitalized on February 11th after suffering from symptoms associated with Typhoid in his home country of Ethiopia.
He has been treated, placed on the proper medications, and discharged from the hospital.
Tilahun along with his coach Haji Adilo both feel that running in his next scheduled race, the RAK Half Maratho this upcoming week, would be a bad decision and one that could hamper his future success and races in 2010.
ESMI wishes Tilahun a speedy recovery!
2.5.2010
Oljira 2nd at European Champion Clubs Cup
Belaynesh Oljira ran to a second place finish in this past weekend's European Champion Clubs Cup in Cross Country, which was held in Bilbao, Spain.
Belaynesh helped the Turkish team in their quest to defend their 2009 title. Although Belaynesh ran very, very well, the Turkish team was not successful in their attempt; falling to the pre-race favorites, the Russian Women's team, by only one point.
Congratulations to Belaynesh on a great run and an impressive time of 21:39, coming in second place, by only one second to the European Indoor Champion, Alemitu Bekele.
1.31.2010
Mesfin Celebrates Birthday with Victory
Other than his dominating victory over World Cross Country champion Gebre-Egziabher Gebremariam in Spain, no more victory was sweeter than this one in Italy on his 21st Birthday.
Hunegnaw Mesfin ran to a 28:03 finish, in the 78th edition of Cinque Mulini in San Vittore Olona, Italy, and he could not think of a better birthday present to himself than a second major win in this young Cross Country season. Mesfin brings the Cinque Mulini title back to Ethiopia for the first time since fellow countryman Kenensisa Bekele won the race in 2002.
Mesfin has established himself as a force to be reckoned with in the Cross Country world and has his sights set on running in the World Cross Country Championships, in the upcoming months.
For full results, and story, visit:
http://www.iaaf.org/CROS10/news/newsid=55454.html/
1.31.2010
Gobena Victorious in Osaka Marathon
ESMI's own Amane Gobena ran through cloudy condition and light rain showers to take victory and shine at the Osaka Ladies Marathon; a Silver Label race in Osaka, Japan, this past Sunday.
Gobena showed great determination when she staged a late surge to take the lead of the race; and she never looked back. She improved on her previous personal best of 2:26:53 from the 2009 Los Angeles Marathon, when she ran to a 2:25:14 finish in Osaka.
Congratulations to Amane on a convincing win, and a well deserved victory in Japan.
For complete story and results, visit:
http://www.iaaf.org/LRR10/news/newsid=55445.html/
Photo Courtesy of:
IAAF.org & (Yohei Kamiyama/Agence SHOT)
1.24.2010
Great Result for ESMI in Ethiopia
ESMI had some great results from the Sululta Cross Country meet in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia this past weekend.
In the Senior 12km Men's race Gishu Dida ran to a surprising first place finish (37:45.61), beating some famous Ethiopian runners like Imane Merga and Abera Chane. Right behind him in a close third was fellow ESMI teammate Fekadu Lemma, who ran to a time of 38:00.93 for the 12km.
In the Junior 8km race ESMI's Belete Assefa ran to a third place finish in a time of 25:12.
Congratulation to all three of these athletes.
1.22.2010
Mamitu Daska Takes Dubai Marathon Crown
On a humid day in Dubai, Mamitu Daska pulled away from a talented field of runners to set for herself a new personal best and collect a Marathon crown.
Daska, improved on her previous personal best from the 2009 real-Berlin Marathon, by over two mintues, and established herself among some of the top female marathoners in the world.
Mamitu showed in this race the kind of heart and determination it takes to be a champion; as she became violently sick in the finishing straight, yet held onto her lead and captured victory only to fall to the ground after the finish in complete exhaustion. But in true champion fashion she quickly recovered, and after being evaluated and cleared, she quickly got back to celebrating her win and is looking forward to her next race.
Congratulations to Mamitu for an outstanding victory.
For complete story of the race, visit:
http://www.iaaf.org/news/kind=100/newsid=55359.html
Photo Courtesy of: IAAF.org (Victah Sailer)
1.19.2010
ESMI Dominates at Le Mans X-C
The Le Mans Cross Country Meet this past weekend in France was almost completely dominated by the athletes of ESMI.
In the Women's race ESMI took all top three podium spots. Belaynesh Oljira, in her first ever cross country race outside of her homeland of Ethiopia, she was the overall female winner in a time of 15:57. She was followed very closely by fellow teammates, Meskerem Assefa and Feyisa Bertukan who took second and third, in times of 16:05 and 16:06 respectively.
On the Men's side, ESMI runners Dino Sefir and Belete Assefa ran to second and third place finishes respectively. Sefir, who finished just seconds behind the winner, ran a time of 26:16, and Assefa finished the race in 26:26.
Le Mans was a great race for all five of these athletes. ESMI congratulates all athletes who ran in Le Mans.
1.18.2010
ESMI Newcomer Wins Bermuda Intl. Half Marathon
ESMI Newcomer Belainesh Zemedkan raced to a first place finish this past weekend in the Bermuda International Half Marathon. Belainesh recorded a good time of 1:14:19 for the race.
In the same weekend Belainesh finished in second place in the Bermuda International Mile Challenge race as well.
Congratulations to Belainesh for a tremendous win.
For complete results, visit:
http://www.bermudaraceweekend.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=63%3A2010-results&catid=39%3Aresults&Itemid=57/
1.18.2010
ESMI Wins Mumbai Marathon
ESMI's Bizunesh Urgesa ran a new personal best for herself on the way to a first place finish at the 2010 Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon in Mumbai, India.
Bizunesh held off the field and withstood the pressure, mostly from her ESMI teammates, Kebebush Haile and Firehiwot Dado, who both challenged for the lead many times in the race. Kebebush finished just two seconds behind Urgesa at 2:31:11 for second place, while Firehiwot finished in fifth place at 2:33:38.
On the men's side Siraj Gena ran to a second place finish in a time of 2:13:58.
For complete results and story, visit:
http://www.iaaf.org/LRR10/news/newsid=55304.html/
Photo Courtesy of: IAAF.org (PhotoRun)
1.18.2010
ESMI Sweeps Houston Marathon in Record Fashion
ESMI gave the city of Houston a show this past Sunday as both Teyba Erkesso and Teshome Gelana won their respective race, both setting new course records.
Teshome Gelana wowed Houston when he broke the previous course record, held by fellow ESMI teammate Deriba Merga, by 15 seconds. Going into the race Teshome knew he could put forth a fast time, but in setting the new course record, he surprised even himself.
Zembaba Yigeze, another ESMI athlete, was second in the men's race and ran to a time of 2:08:58, a new personal best for him.
Also, Hussan Adelo and Vincent Kiplagat, both ran good times, 2:09:09 and 2:09:22 respectively, both new personal bests for the athletes.
On the women's side, Teyba Erkesso defended her Houston crown in a dominating manner. Teyba shaved 25 seconds off her 2009 course record for Houston and now is the fastest woman to ever run a Marathon in the state of Texas, and the only woman to ever run under 2:25:00 twice in Houston.
ESMI temamate Alemitu Abera was third in the race, finishing with a time of 2:31:01.
For complete results and story, visit:
http://www.iaaf.org/news/kind=100/newsid=55317.html/
Photo Courtesy of: IAAF.org (Victah Sailer)
1.11.2010
Mesfin outsprints World Champion
The audience at the 56th Cross Internacional Zornotza, Spain, was treated to an exciting race this past Sunday in Spain's snowy countryside.
Hunegnaw Mesfin stunned the Spanish countryside when he ran neck and neck with the Cross Country World Champion, Gebregziabher Gebremariam, only to out sprint him at the very last second of the race. This race was billed as a showdown between Gebremariam and Spain's Alemayehu Bezabeh, but it was Hunegnaw Mesfin who stole the show. Mesfin ran to a time of 35:24 with a great win over a very strong field.
For full story, please visit:
http://www.iaaf.org/WXC10/news/kind=100/newsid=55261.html/
Photo Courtesy of: IAAF.org (Unai Sasuategui)
1.10.2010
ESMI Wins Zayed International Half Marathon Title
Tilahun Regassa ran to a very fast victory at the Zayed International Half Marathon held on January 7th in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates.
Regassa ran to a time of 59:19, improving his 59:36 career best. Only World record holder Samuel Wanjiru has run faster while younger than 20 with his 59:16 in Rotterdam.
Regassa pushed the pace from the start and took victory, leaving Sammy Kitwara, who had the fastest PB in the field, in second place. Also on the men's side, the young Ethiopian, Lelisa Desisa, finished the race in 59:59, finishing in third place.
On the women's side, 2008 Boston Marathon champion, Dire Tune, clocked 1:09:19 and ran to a third place finish in a very strong women's field. 2009 Toronto Marathon Champion, Amane Gobena, ran to 1:09:24 and finished fifth place.
For Full Story, visit:
http://www.iaaf.org/news/kind=100/newsid=55247.html/
Photo Courtesy of: Khaleej Times
1.1.2010
ESMI Sweeps Xiamen Marathon
Feyisa Lilisa is quickly becoming a rising star in the world of Marathon running. After becoming the champion of the Dublin Marathon, he went on to win the 2010 Xiamen Marathon. His time of 2:08:47 is a new course record and a new Personal Best for Lilesa. Feyisa won the race in commanding fashion, with the second place finisher over a minute behind him.
On the women's side, fellow ESMI teammate Astede Baysa not only won the women's race but also made history by being the first foreign women's champion in the history of the race. Her time of 2:28:53 was over five minutes ahead of the second place finisher which shows how dominating this win was for Astede.
For complete story, visit:
http://www.iaaf.org/LRR09/news/newsid=55215.html/
Photo Courtesy of: IAAF.org (Sasa Kralj/Jiwafoto)
12.28.2009
Lelisa Desisa Surprises Talented Field in France
ESMI has a new rising star and his name is Lelisa Desisa.
On December 27th, in the 38th running of the Corrida de Houilles 10KM in Houilles, France, Lelisa Desisa showed tremendous athletic ability when he ran to a second place finish in a time of 28:35 over a very strong and talented field of athletes.
On the women's side of the race, fellow ESMI teammate Meseret Mengistu ran to a strong third place finish in a time of 33:12.
Congratulations to both athletes on great results.
12.21.2009
ESMI Welcomes Amine Laalou to team
ESMI is thrilled to announce that Amine Laalou is the newest member of the Elite Sports Management team. ESMI is looking forward to a very bright future with Amine and some great results from this talented athlete.
For Bio of Amine, please visit:
http://www.esmintl.com/athleteDetails.asp?id=/
12.14.2009
ESMI's Coach Haji Adilo Interview
Follow the link, for a great interview with one of Ethiopia's best new Marathon coaches.
http://www.ethiopianrun.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=145&Itemid=64/
12.12.2009
Haydar takes U23 European X-C crown
Sultan Haydar ran to an impressive finish in Dublin this past weekend and cruised to victory in the U23 European Athletics Associations X-C race.
For complete results, visit:
http://www.european-athletics.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=8032&Itemid=2/
Picture courtesy of IAAF.org.
11.30.2009
Mamitu Daska wins Mountain Run
Mamitu Daska won the 2009 Obudu Mountain Run in Lagos, Nigeria, in a time of 49:12. Mamitu ran very well establishing her dominance early and continued through to the end of the race.
On the men's side, Daska's male teammate Tadese Tola finished 8th in a time of 43:26, in what turned out to be a strong men's field. Also, fellow ESMI athlete Kasime Adillo, ran to a 20th place finish in a time of 46:10.
Great job to all three athletes.
For Complete Results, visit:
http://www.africanathletics.org/?p=299/
11.30.2009
Selomie Getnet wins La Rochelle
Selomie Getnet ran her way to a great victory at the Marathon de La Rochelle Serge Vigot, France. Selomie adds another good finish to her 2009 resume and continues what has been a good year for her.
Congratulations, Selomie, on a great win!
11.28.2009
Cherono does it again
After dominating the second weekend of the Athletics Kenya Cross Country meets, Mercy Cherono was back to do it again during the third weekend of Athletics Kenya's meetings.
Mercy again outran all competition to take the crown of the 6km Junior Race in a time of 19:46. Mercy ran to a first place finish for the second weekend in a row, improving her time each week.
Congratulations to Mercy for her domination during the Athletics Kenya Cross Country meetings.
For Complete Story, visit:
http://www.iaaf.org/WXC10/news/kind=100/newsid=54997.html/
11.23.2009
ESMI Impressive at The Great Ethiopian Run
The 2009 Ethiopian Airlines Great Ethiopian Run 10km in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia was dominated this year by ESMI's impressive athletes. Tilahun Regassa, the young star put on an impressive showing by not only winning the race, but setting a new course record.
On the men's side, Tilahun Regassa was the overall winner in a time of 28:36. He was followed by ESMI teammates Feyisa Lelisa, who finished 3rd in a time of 28:41; Tadese Tola, who was 5th; and ESMI newcomer Abera Chane, who was 6th.
For the women, ESMI's Amane Gobena finished 2nd in a time of 33:18; she was followed closely by another ESMI newcomer Belaynesh Oljira, who ran a time of 33:38.
All of these athletes ran well and deserve congratulations.
For Full story, visit:
http://www.ethiopianrun.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=133&Itemid=63/
Photo Courtesy of IAAF.org
11.23.2009
ESMI Young Runners Victorius in French Circuit
ESMI's future looks very bright as this past weekend, four of ESMI's young athletes all ran very well in the French Circuit.
Meseret Mengistu, continuing on an impressive year ran to a 1st place finish in the Cross Allones X-C Race.
Sefir Dino and Meskerem Assefa, took the 1st place titles for the men and women s sides respectively at the Cross de Les Mureaux X-C Race.
Lelisa Desisa, won 1st at the Cross Val de Marne X-C Race, this weekend as well.
Congratulations to all of these great athletes.
11.23.2009
Cherono makes hometown proud with win
Mercy Cherono made her hometown proud by winning the junior women’s title at the second Kenya Commercial Bank/Athletics Kenya cross country series in the Rift Valley town of Kericho.
Mercy won this close race by only a second, by out sprinting her nearest competitor; Faith Chepngetich 20:23, to a 20:22, first place finish.
On the mens side, fellow ESMI teammate Leonard Langat, finished 4th in the Junior mens 8km race, in a time of 23:48.
For complete results visit:
http://www.iaaf.org/WXC10/news/kind=100/newsid=54955.html/
11.16.2009
Firehiwot Dado Runs New Personal Best in France
Firehiwot Dado ran to a new Half Marathon Personal Best and a first place finish at the Boulogne-Billancourt International Half Marathon in Boulogne-Billancourt, France.
Her time of 1:09:26 was almost two minutes ahead of her next closest competitor, showing how Firehiwot cruised to victory.
Congratulations to Firehiwot on her new Personal Best and her great victory.
11.9.2009
ESMI Sweeps the French Riveria
Hussein Adilo, and Gebo Burka ran to a neck and neck finish at the Alps-Maritimes-Nice-Cannes Marathon, in France on Sunday. Adilo, won the Marathon only one second before teammate Gebo Burka crossed the finish line. Their times were 2:10:17 and 2:10:18, respectively. Both of these times are new personal bests for the men.
On the womens side, the 17 year old, Merima Muhammed, was the first women to cross the finish line in a time of 2:33:56, and from the very start of the race it was clear that she had no one to compete with her.
Congratulations to all of these athletes on a great run, and for the new personal bests.
11.2.2009
Victory at Airtel Delhi Half Marathon
Deriba Merga continued his 2009 season with an absolutely dominating defense of his Airtel Delhi Half Marathon crown. He again took the victory in New Delhi, and did so in a time of 59:54. Deriba extended his great 2009 campaign with a great run, and a great title defense.
Teammate Tilahun Regassa, ran to 4th place in a time of 60:37.
On the Womens side, New Delhi hosted three of ESMI's talented ladies. Mamitu Daska improved upon her half marathon best, that she set in New York City earlier this year, and ran to 68:07, good enough for a 4th place finish in New Delhi.
Teyba Erkesso, finished a strong 7th, 69:05, with teammate Amane Gobena right behind her at 69:32, in 8th place.
Congratulations to all of these talented athletes.
For complete story, visit:
http://www.iaaf.org/LRR09/news/newsid=54802.html
10.28.2009
Strong Debuts for ESMI Marathoners
This year the Lifestyle Sports-Adidas Dublin Marathon, was treated to a debut not very often seen. Feyisa Lelisa, ran away from the rest of the field, and in his very first marathon, ran to a time of 2:09:11, only three seconds short of the Dublin Marathon course record. This was a strong debut for Lelisa, and he was very impressive in running this time, not looking like a debutante but an experienced marathoner, while never loosing the lead in the race for a second.
Lelisa's female counterpart, Tiki Gelana, also ran her first marathon, in Dublin, IRL as well. She ran to a third place finish in a time of 2:33:49.
Congratulations to both of these athletes, and with debut's like these, we look forward to a bright future for both Feyisa and Tiki.
10.26.2009
New Personal Best for Salomie Getnet
Salomie Getnet ran to a new Personal Best at the 2009 Ljubljana Marathon in Slovenia. Her time of 2:31:15 was good enough for 3rd in the race.
On the men's side, Fekadu Lemma ran to a 9th place finish in a time of 2:17:41.
Congratulations to both athletes and to Salomie for her new PB.
10.26.2009
Another Win for Meseret Mengistu
Meseret Mengistu has once again added to her impressive 2009 resume with this most recent win in The Marseille Cassis Half Marathon, FRA. She ran to a time of 1:10:35, and this marks her fourth victory of the year and her second straight in France, having won the Reims Half Marathon earlier this year.
Congratulations to Meseret on her tremendous year.
Photo Courtesy of IAAF.org
10.19.2009
ESMI takes Reims Marathon
In the 2009 running of the Reims Marathon, Zembaba Yigeze, ran his debut Marathon in a time of 2:09:45, where he placed 2nd, in a talented field.
On the womens side, Meseret Mengistu ran to a 1st place finish in a time of 69:44 for the 2009 Reims Half Marathon. Her fellow ESMI teammate Agnes Mutune was 2nd in 1:10: 03.
Congratulation to these great athletes.
10.19.2009
ESMI Dominates Eurasia Marathon
Kasime Adillo successfully defends his title in the 2009 Eurasia Istanbul Marathon. He ran to an impressive first place finish, with ESMI teammate Vincent Kiplagat right behind him in second.(Kiplagat ran under his Qatar name--Faisal Bader Shebto).
Yet again, ESMI had another Great Debut for newcomer Bizunesh Urgessa, world junior 5000m champion, who like her male counterpart Adillo, was the women's champion of the Eurasia Marathon. She was followed by fellow ESMI athlete, Ashu Kasim who finished 2nd.
ESMI would like to congatulate these great athletes on such a great race.
For a complete story of the Eurasia Marathon, visit:
http://www.iaaf.org/LRR09/news/newsid=54709.html/
10.12.2009
Great Run in the Windy City
Running to a time of 2:26:56, Teyba Erkesso, placed 4th in the 2009 Bank of America Chicago Marathon. With such a loaded, talented field, the city of Chicago was treated to a dazzling race, exciting both on the Men's and Women's sides. ESMI is proud of Teyba for her great run.
Her male counterpart, teammate Tadese Tola made his debut in the Marathon, in Chicago. He finished the race in 9th position.
For full story, visit:
http://www.iaaf.org/LRR09/news/newsid=54662.html/
10.6.2009
Shume Hailu and Kedir Kassa 2nd and 3rd in Debuts
October 5th, 2009.
86th International Peace Marathon, Kosice, Slovakia.
ESMI introduced two young, Ethiopian runners Shume Haile, and Kedir Kassa. They both came out and ran tremendous, new personal best times of 2:11:36 PB and 2:11:39 PB, respectively, taking 2nd and 3rd place in the Marathon.
Rounding out the ESMI field was Radiya Adlo, who ran to a new Personal Best of 2:35:00, and a 2nd place finish.
To see full results, visit:
http://www.iaaf.org/news/kind=100/newsid=54555.html
10.6.2009
ESMI sweeps 90th running of Sedan-Charleville 24.3km
Incredible performances by ESMI this past weekend in the 90th running of Sedan-Charleville 24.3km in Charleville, France.
Agnes Mutune a rising star for ESMI had a very solid performance here, running 1:24:23 and breaking the course record for the "oldest running race in France."
On the Men's side Tola Bane ran to a time of 1:15:08, finishing the race in front of a whole field of his Kenyan counterparts.
Congratulations to both athletes on such tremendous performances.
9.28.2009
Agnes Mutune Wins 27th Le Lion 2009
Agnes Mutune won the 27th Le Lion 2009 21k in
Belfort to Montbéliard, France on Sunday, September 27
Distance.
Agnes was so dominate in the race that her next closet competitor finished almost 6 minutes behind her. Congratulations to her for this very strong performance.
9.28.2009
Gobena Wins Toronto Marathon
Amane Gobena is true come from behind fashion, ran her way to a great victory in the 2009 Toronto Waterfront Marathon, Toronto, Canada over the weekend.
Her teammate Haile Kebebush ran to a 3rd place finish, on this fast course.
ESMI is very proud of both of these fantastic ladies for a great race.
For complete results, visit:
http://www.iaaf.org/LRR09/news/newsid=54506.html
9.23.2009
World Record Ratified
As of today, the tremendous performance that Deriba Merga put on in RAK, this past February, will stand now as a World Record. Merga's time of 41:29 in the 15km, has been ratified and acknowledged as a World Record.
9.22.2009
Mamitu Daska runs Impressive Debut
Mamitu Daska finished third, respectively, in her debut Marathon in the Berlin Marathon at 2:26:38. After her first 10km of the Marathon she had a problem with her stomach and was vomiting through out the remainder of the race, stopping every few minutes or so. With that being said she still ran a tremendous race.
Another debut for ESMI, came from Girma Assefa, on the men's side. He ran 2:09:58 and finished 6th, respectively.
9.14.2009
Roba Gary Sets New Record
Roba Gary continues his dominant year, by setting a New Ethiopian National Record in the 3,000m SteepleChase this past weekend in Thessaloniki, Greece. Gary, set the new record at 8:11.32, setting his new Personal Best, and taking fourth place in the IAAF World Athletics Final 2009. Gary previously held the old Ethiopian National Record as well, in a time of 8:12.03. He ran great this weekend as he has been doing all season. Congratulations of such a great time and finish for Roba.
9.8.2009
Mercy Cherono Runs Second Fastest Junior Time Ever
Mercy Cherono, in her 2,000m debut, came only seconds short to capturing the World Junior Best time for this race.
The current Worlds Best belongs to the legendary Zola Budd, who ran a stellar 5:33.15 in London.(1984)
Mercy who ran 5:35.65, came only two seconds short of the time, and only to out due herself she then went on to set another Personal Best in the same week in the 3,000m at 8:44.76, in Rieti, Italy.
9.7.2009
ESMI Sweeps SunTrust Rock-n-Roll Half Marathon
This past weekend Virginia Beach, Virginia was treated to the kind of race that has not been seen for many years.
ESMI was proud to have Abebu Gelan, Tiki Gelana and Meseret Mengistu, run in VA Beach representing Ethiopia in the team-based international field. The three ladies put on a dazzling show as they finished 1st, 2nd and 3rd respectively.
On the Men's side of the race Feyisa Lilesa finished 2nd in a time of 1:02:15, with his teammate Zenbaba Yigezu finishing in a close 3rd.
Congratulations to all of the great athletes on a great race.
To see the full list of results:
http://www.rnrvb.com/
8.21.2009
Impressive Showing in Berlin
ESMI congratulates ZemZem Ahmed and Roba Gary on their recent performances in The IAAF World Championships in Berlin, Germany.
ZemZem Ahmed ran a season's best time of 9:22.64, while placing 10th in the elite International field for the women's 3,000m Steeplechase.
Roba Gary ran a stellar 8:12.40 to put himself in 6th place in the men's 3,000m Steeplechase Finals.
Congratulations to these two great performers and ESMI looks forward to reporting more results from Berlin, where there are still two days of competition left.
To follow all the action in Berlin, and to see results for ESMI athletes competing in the World Championships, please visit:
http://berlin.iaaf.org/index.html/
8.21.2009
This Weekend in Berlin
This weekend, Berlin will become the platform for some of ESMI's finest athletes to showcase their tremendous talents to the entire world.
Watch for Deriba Merga in the Mens Marathon final this Saturday.
On Sunday, the women's Marathon final will host Astede Baysa and Dire Tune, who look to run to the front of the field and stay there.
Also watch for Jackson Kivuna, who made it to the 800m final. Jackson earned himself a guaranteed spot in the 800m final with a very good run in his heat, where he was 2nd, behind American Nick Symmonds.
Best of Luck to all of these athletes this weekend.
8.19.2009
The King of New York
Only a few months after dominating the field and setting the Central Park course record, Tadese Tola came back to New York City, to defend his Half Marathon title. The field this year in the New York City Half Marathon presented by NIKE was loaded with tremendous talent. Tola could have cared less who he was running against. For most of the course Tola was running by himself, over a full minute ahead of the next closest challenger. Tola now has established himself as the "King of New York", in the running world, and placed his name in New York's running history forever.
Also, is the Half Marathon field was Mamitu Daska. Mamitu is continuing to build her resume with great finishes and is having a great year. Mamitu finished 2nd, in a very impressive women's field that included some of the best female marathoners in the world. Mamitu has been collecting top finishes this year like they were baseball cards. Mamitu is a wonderfully talented runner and is set to collect as many wins as she can in the rest of her career.
To Read the entire story about the New York Half Marathon presented by NIKE, go to:
http://www.nyrr.org/
8.10.2009
ESMI Dominates at Falmouth
Again and Again, time after time, Tilahun Regassa proves to his rivals that he is a World Class force to be reckoned with. He again powered away from another very strong international field to easily win one of America's most prestigious road races, The Falmouth 7 Miler. Regassa continues to amaze and shows that he is no rookie anymore. The running world is now on its heels as Regassa moves his way to the forefront of our sport.
Along with Regassa's dominance in Falmouth, Mamitu Daska put on quite a display of athleticism on her own. Mamitu who like her teammate Regassa, also took home her own 1st place title. Mamitu wowed the spectators in Falmouth as she broke away from her competition around mile 3 and never looked back. Mamitu and Ragassa both displayed the type of outstanding performances that the ESMI team has become accustomed to seeing from its athletes.
Rounding out the ESMI field was Karim ElMabchour. Karim, a talented Moroccan, yet US based runner provided the veteran advice, and teamwork that helped to push Regassa and Mamitu to the top of their fields. Karim ran well on Sunday, and took the beautiful scenic run in Cape Cod for all it was worth.
Congratulations to all of these talented athletes, that made this years Falmouth Road Race one to remember for years to come.
To Read the full article on Falmouth, go to:
http://www.boston.com/sports/other_sports/running/articles/2009/08/10/regassa_in_class_by_himself_at_falmouth/
8.3.2009
ESMI Junior Athletes Collect 6 Medals in African Junior Championships
The Future for Elite Sports Management looks very bright after ESMI's Junior Team scored 4 Gold and 2 Silver Medals in the very competitive African junior Championships, in Bambous, Mauritius from July 30th to the 2nd of August.
In the 800m upcoming star Mohammed Aman, of Ethiopia won Gold.
In the 3,000m SC Jonathan Muia (World Juinor Champion), took home a Gold Medal.
In the 10,000m Lelisa Desisa won the Gold.
Mercy Cherono (World Junior Champion), won Gold in 3,000m and the Silver Medal in the 5,000m.
Etenesh Diro Neda won the Silver in the 3,000m flat.
All of these athletes are tremendous young talent. The sky looks to be the limit for this strong Junior Team.
7.31.2009
Tola to defend his title in NYC Half-Marathon
New York, USA - Some of the world’s best long-distance runners, including defending champion Tadese Tola of Ethiopia, two-time IAAF World Half-Marathon Championships silver medalist Patrick Makau of Kenya, three-time 10,000m Olympian Abdi Abdirahman of the United States, ING New York City Marathon 2004 winner Hendrick Ramaala of South Africa, and 2008 Olympic marathon silver medalist and two-time World Marathon champion Jaouad Gharib of Morocco, will duel on the streets of Manhattan at the NYC Half-Marathon on Sunday, 16 August, it was announced today by New York Road Runners president and CEO Mary Wittenberg.
Story Courtesy of IAAF.org.
To Finish Reading Article go to:
http://www.iaaf.org/WHM09/news/kind=100/newsid=52400.html
7.31.2009
Kivuna Want Nothing Less then Gold in Berlin
Jackson Kivuna is training hard and is looking to leave the World Championships in Berlin with nothing less than a Gold Medal. To finish reading the article on Kivuna's run for Gold in Berlin, please visit the following link.
http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/athletics/-/1100/632484/-/shxu8pz/-/index.html
Article Courtesy of: CHRIS MUSUMBA of The Daily Nation
7.30.2009
Ndiku Takes Gold with only One Shoe
On Thursday, July 30th, at the African Junior Championships, Fans and spectators alike were not ready for the sheer display of raw passion that they were about to see until in a moments notice it happened.
Jonathan Ndiku was barely 800m into what was to become an epic 3,000m SC race; when his spike flew off, and left him running on one foot. Unlike most other athletes who would pull up and stop; to either avoid injury or make excuses for themselves, Mr. Ndiku pushed on and displayed the true pride and passion that the sport of running loves to see. When asked how he felt after he lost his spike, and why he continued to push so hard Johnathan replied simply, "I didn't want to let my country down."
Th amount pain and hurt he ran with that day, was a small price to pay to ensure his country was proud of their native son. To the entire World that day Johnathan reminded us all that no one is bigger than the sport, and no one is bigger than where they call home.
7.30.2009
Cherono Takes Gold in African Junior Championships
Once again Mercy Cherono proves that she is one of the Best Junior runners in the World with her impressive 8:54 for the 3,000m time in this weeks African Junior Championships, in Bambous, Mauritius.
To read the full article please visit:
http://www.iaaf.org/news/kind=100/newsid=52401.html
Article Courtesy of: Mark Ouma for the IAAF
7.30.2009
Etenesh Diro Neda Takes Silver Medal
Etenesh Diro Neda brings home a Silver Medal for her homeland of Ethiopia in her very first International event. Congratulations to Etenesh and she has a bright future ahead of her.
For Full Article and Results visit:
http://www.iaaf.org/news/kind=100/newsid=52401.html
Article Courtesy of: IAAF.org
7.27.2009
Kivuna to represent Kenya in Berlin
Jackson Kivuna continues to make this years outdoor season a great one. After finishing third in Kenyan trials he has now been chosen to represent his native land of Kenya, in the World Championships in Berlin. Kivuna has had a stellar outdoor season this year and deserves to be chosen to the Kenyan National Team for the 800m. Visit IAAF.org to read the complete article on Jackson Kivuna.
http://berlin.iaaf.org/news/kind=100
7.26.2009
Mengistu Continues to Dominate
Sunday July 26th was a day that brought another victory for the young Meseret Mengistu. This tiny Ethiopian women has been lighting the U.S. road running circuit on fire this year; most recently with Sundays win at Wharf to Wharf in Santa Cruz, CA. Meseret ran to an impressive time of 30:45, only 3 seconds off the course record. Congratulations on a great season so far.
7.20.2009
Bayrak and Haydar Victorious in European Championships
Selim Bayrak stood tall above his competition, as he cruised to a first place win in the 10,000m at the U 23 European Championships, this past Saturday, July 18th.
Sultan Haydar also, was at the top of her field winning the Woman's 1500m event, on Sunday, July 19th, also at the U 23 European Championships.
7.13.2009
Roba Gary Breaks Ethiopian National Record
Roba Gary broke the Ethiopian National Record set last year in Beijing, China by Yakob Jarso. He ran a stellar 8:12.03 in the 3,000m Steeplechase, setting himself a new personal best. This is an awesome feat. Congratulations to Roba.
7.12.2009
Meseret Mengsitu takes first in Crazy 8's
The litte runner that could, Meseret Mengsitu cruised her way to victory on the World's Fastest 8k course, this past Saturday night. Congratulations to Meseret and teammate Tadese Tola, who finished 3rd overall, in the Men's field. Great job to everyone who ran in Crazy 8's and especially to these two tremendous athletes.
7.6.2009
Meseret Mengsitu has big day in Peachtree
In her road running debut, Meseret ran to a Personal Best of 31:31 and a second place finish, in the 40th annual ATC Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta, GA. Congratulations to Meseret.
7.6.2009
Jackson Kivuna set new Personal Best in Spain
Jackson Kivuna lit the city of Madrid on fire this past week with a stellar performance in the 800m, at the IAAF Grand Prix,in Spain setting his new Personal Best at 1:44.86. Only to out due himself, Kivuna followed up this tremendous performance in Spain, with a win the following day in Metz, France.
7.6.2009
Bekele Shines in GoldenLeague
Great Run in Golden League in Oslo by Mekdes Bekele, finishing 3rd in a time of 9:28. This is her Personal Best for the year. Congratulations to Mekdes
7.3.2009
Tola Going For Record at Crazy 8s
Tadesa Tola did it in Manhatten. Now he wants to do it again in Kingsport. Tola, the 21-year old Ethiopian took down the Central Park course record in impressive style earlier this year, running 27:48 at the Healthy Kidney 10K. He now has his eyes set on the 8K world record at the Indian Path Medical Center & SunTrust Bank Crazy 8s 8K Run in Kingsport on July 11th.
“Tola is going after the record, and I think he is ready for it,” said his agent Hussein Makke in an email to Crazy 8s organizers. “He had a very good month of training. If the weather cooperates, and if the pacemakers do their job, his chances are better than 90%.”
Tola, like so many before him, will be chasing Peter Githuka’s 22:03 world mark set in Kingsport in 1996. If he wins the race and breaks the record he will not only collect the Gastroenterology Associates $5000 Dash For The Gold, but also The Regional Eye Center $10,000 World Record Bonus.
“It’s going to be exciting,” said Elite Athlete Recruiter Hank Brown. “If we can get some cool weather like we’ve had the past few days, I’d say the record will be in serious jeopardy.”
Tola’s credentials would certainly suggest that he is well within range of Githuka’s record. In addition to his sparkling Central Park performance, he has run 27:04 on the track, and represented Ethiopia in the World Championships in Osaka, Japan. He won the very prestigious Falmouth Road Race in 2008, and finished 2nd at the Bolder Boulder 10K earlier this year.
Challenging Tola is a familiar face to Kingsport. Karim Elmabchour of Morocco will be making his 4th straight appearance on the world famous figure-8 course. He finished 3rd in 2006, 2nd in 2007 (22:26), and 5th last year. He knows the course, and is always tough at the end.
“Yeah, we never talk about Karim much,” said Brown. “But you look up, and there he is entering the stadium with the leaders. This might be his year.”
For more information, or to sign up for one of the Crazy 8s events, visit www.crazy8s.org Crazy 8s events include the Crazy 8s 8K Run, Neil’s Walk, the Little 8s Youth Runs, the Crazy Mile, High School Mile, and the K-8s Dog Walk,
Sponsors are Indian Path Medical Center, SunTrust Bank, The Regional Eye Center, Cardiovascular Associates, Gastroenterology Associates, McDonald’s of Greater Kingsport, Holston Medical Group, Lively State Farm, Eastman Credit Union, Reebok, United Way of Greater Kingsport, REACH, Foot Rx, Bill Gatton Honda, Food City, Culligan, Charter Media, Charter Communications, Oak Hill Cemetery, Citadel Broadcasting, and Dashboard Audio.
VIP Sponsors are Kingsport Veterinary Hospital, Jon Mather Dentist, Mountain Region Family Medicine, UBS Financial Services, Hope Haven, and First Bank and Trust.
Crazy 8s is managed by We Run Events.
Press Release By: Hank Brown, Race Direcrtor, Crazy 8's 2009
7.3.2009
Mary Wacera Victorious in Velenje
Mary Wacera claims victory in 3,000m at the 14th International Athletic Meeting in Velenje, Slovenia.
7.2.2009
Selim Bayrak Takes Bronze in The Mediterranean Games
The 2009 Mediterranean Games in Pescara, Italy, or "The Lesser-known Olympic Games" if you will; became the platform for which Selim Bayrak showed off his strong running ability. This year Selim put on a great show with a tremendous third place effort, gaining for himself a Bronze Medal, in the 10,000m.
7.1.2009
Assefa's Stunning Victory in Lille
Meskerem Assefa, in her 3,000m debut, stuns the crowd in Lille, France. She won her first 3,000m race in a time of 8:46.37, setting her own new personal best for this distance. Congradulations Assefa.
7.1.2009
Deriba Merga: Eyes Locked on Gold Medel in Berlin
Deriba Merga is ready to stand at the top of the podium in Berlin this year. After being named to the Ethiopian Marathon team for the World Championships, Merga has been focused on coming home to Ethiopia with nothing less than a gold medal in his hand. He is ready to run the best Marathon time yet this year, and make his homeland proud. Best of Luck to Deriba Merga in his gold medal quest, this year in Berlin.
6.29.2009
Highlights of the Week: Kivuna, Tola and Cherono
Jackson Kivuna, set the Kenyan countryside of fire this past week with a strong second place finish in the Kenyan National Championships in Nairobi, World Junior Champion Mercy Cherono, wins at Kenyan National Championships in a tremendous solo effort running a time of 15:46(a). Tadese Tola, the current Central Park Course Record Holder will run his 8k debut, with his mind set on a World Record in Kingsport, Tennesee at Crazy 8's on July 11th.
6.22.2009
Three of ESMI's top Marathoners, chosen to represent Ethiopia, in the World Championships in Berlin in Marathon.
Dire Tune, Teyba Erkesso, Astede Baysa all were chosen to lead the very top-notch Ethiopian Marathon team to try to top the World in Berlin. These three ladies are the very best that ESMI has to offer and will be very hard to beat in the Championships this year.
6.15.2009
Two for Tune? Chasing her own One Hour World record and the 20,000m standard
Last year the meeting began with Dire Tune picking up where Haile Gebrselassie left off the year before, with a successful assault on the World record in the One Hour Run. The 24-year-old covered 18,517m in 60 minutes, adding 177m to the previous record of 18,340m set by Tegla Loroupe 10 years earlier. Tune returns this year to add to that mark, but will also forge onwards in an effort to take another of Loroupe’s records, the fabled Kenyan’s 20,000m mark of 1:05:26.6 set in 2000. Three pacesetters will assist in the bid which begins at 16:20 local time, an hour and a half prior to the main programme.
Courtesy of IAAF.org
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