Mwea Classic marathon scheduled for September 6

The 2014 edition of the Mwea Classic Marathon will be held on September 6 at the Mwea Boys High School. The event will feature three races including 21km, 10km and a 5km family run. Registration was officially opened yesterday during the launch witnessed by former world marathon record holder Patrick Makau and his marathon-running counterpart Francis Maundu. The organisers led by chairman Charles Gichobi said they are targeting about 3,000 runners as they seek to raise maximum amount in the sixth edition of the charity event. Gichobi said interested elite runners will fork out Sh1000 in...