Eric Mangeh Mbacah Takes 32nd Place Overall at the Boston Marathon

Mr. Eric Mangeh Mbacah (age 24) completed the Boston Marathon in 2:25:51 taking 32nd place overall, 30th place for his gender, and 25th place for his division. He averaged 5:34 per mile.
Mr. Justilin Foimi (age 23) completed the Boston Marathon in 2:27:58 taking 39th place overall, 36th place for his gender, and 29th place for [...]

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Boston Marathon: A Real-Time Update!

Mr. Januarius Bongkiyung (age 35) reached the 10 km mark at 34min 15sec. His pace is currently 5min 30sec per mile. His predicted finish time is 2 hours 24 minutes 31 seconds.
Miss. Immaculate Wirngo (age 23) reached the 10 km mark at 40min 19sec. Her pace is currently 6min 29sec per mile. Her predicted finish [...]

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Himalayan Institute Hosts Cameroonian Athletes Running In Boston Marathon

Honesdale, PA/ Dyberry Township — Four athletes from Cameroon in West Africa are being hosted by the Himalayan Institute from April 15 to 24. The athletes will run as part of the Elite Group in the Boston Marathon on April 21–the first time athletes from Cameroon will compete in the prestigious Marathon. The athletes from [...]

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Seeking a Runaway Success

They traveled more than 5,700 miles to run just over 26.
But for Januarius Bongkiyung, 35, Immaculate Wirngo, 23, Eric Mangeh Mbacah, 24, and Justilin Foimi, 23, crossing the finish line at the 112th Boston Marathon on Monday will be more than just an athletic feat — they’ll be the first runners from Kumbo, Cameroon, to [...]

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Himalayan Institute Helps Send Cameroon Runners to Boston Marathon

When Roland Mbekum, magistrate of the town of Kumbo in Cameroon and Executive President of Milanokumbo Sports Academy, wished to announce that four of his star runners would be competing in the Big D and White Rock marathons in Texas, he did so using a very modern forum: he posted the news on the [...]

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