Fast times: what will it take to run the marathon in under two hours?
The world’s best marathon runners are just 177 seconds from breaking the two-hour barrier: what will it take to get there (apart from drugs)?
April 2007
Tergat's marathon mission stretches beyond London
Kenyan Paul Tergat seeks an elusive win in his fourth London Marathon on Sunday, but his participation has more important aims.
November 2005
Top trio to run London Marathon
Race director David Bedford has confirmed Paul Tergat, Hendrick Ramaala and Haile Gebrselassie will all compete in next year's London Marathon.
February 2005
Ramaala in London's champion line-up
Hendrik Ramaala will run against Paul Tergat and Haile Gebrselassie in the strongest field ever assembled for a London Marathon.
August 2004
Tergat aims to beat heat and tough Ethiopian trio
Lord of the long run
Jamie Jackson
March 2004
Tergat pulls out of London Marathon
March 27: The London Marathon has suffered another blow after Paul Tergat withdrew through injury.
January 2004
Peerless Tergat bows out in style
Tergat picks Newcastle en route to London and Athens
November 2003
Tergat comes running for
the president in waiting
November 29: Duncan Campbell meets the great Kenyan long distance runner Paul Tergat as he prepares for the Great Ethiopian Run in rival Haile Gebrselassie's home country.
September 2003
Tergat smashes marathon record
September 29: Paul Tergat finally fulfilled the huge expectations surrounding his marathon career when he set a world record for the 26.2-mile distance in Berlin yesterday.
