The fastest marathon runner in the history of the event, Ethiopia’s Tamirat Tola starts as favourite in the Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon today (Friday) with an eye on creating yet another running milestone in the city.

Last year the 26 year-old Ethiopian stunned a loaded field, which included his more famous compatriot Kenenisa Bekele, by coming home in a course record of 2.04.11 – 42 seconds quicker than even the legendary Haile Gebrselassie achieved in Dubai in 2008.

Dubai 25/01/2018 Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon -IAAF Gold Label 2018,nella foto: Tamirat Tola Adere in allenamento – foto di Giancarlo Colombo/A.G.Giancarlo Colombo