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Nottingham is the third most
congested city in the UK… Kenyan’s lead as thousands compete
in Nottingham half marathon
Rush hour traffic in Nottingham Luka Rotich winning Nottingham race
The latest Congestion Index from TomTom puts
Nottingham as the third most congested town in UK, above
Manchester and Birmingham between April and June 2012. More than 8,000 runners have taken part in the Robin
Hood Ikano half-marathon race in Nottingham
On average, journey times in Nottingham are 24% longer
than when traffic in the city is flowing freely and 54% longer
during morning rush hour. The delay per hour during peak
times is 31 minutes and the delay over a year with a 30 minute
commute is 78 hours.
The most congested cities in the UK are, in order of congestion,
Bradford-Leeds, London, Nottingham, Manchester, Birmingham,
Newcastle-Sunderland, Sheffield, Liverpool and Glasgow.
28 year old Luka Rotich of Kenya won the men’s race in a
time of 1hr 1.39mins, a personal best time.
Nairobi is the third worst in the world
Agnes Jeruto who won Nottingham race
Rush hour traffic in Nairobi
When stuck in their traffic jams, Nottingham dwellers
should spare a thought for Nairobians. According to
BBC report, Nairobi is the third most congested city.
The 10 huge traffic jams from around the world, the worst
performers were Bangkok (Thailand), Jakarta (Indonesia),
Nairobi (Kenya), Manila (Philippines), Mumbia (India), Kampala
(Uganda), Lexington (US), Austin (US), Seoul (South Korea) and
Dhaka (Bangladesh).
Agnes Jeruto Barsosio was the winner in the women’s race
in a time of 1hr 13.35mins. Jeruto made world record in April
in the Dusselfdorf Marathon
Phil Hogg won the wheelchair race with a time of 55
minutes 11 seconds. Alexander Benfield, 16, of Burton-on-
Trent, retained the mini marathon title by completing the
1.5-mile course in seven minutes 25 seconds. Kenyan Andrew
Lesuuda was second in the men’s race with fellow Kenyan
John Kales in third. The race which started at the Victoria
Embankment followed a 13.1-mile course through the
Nottingham University grounds. This route was flatter route
than the old one. For the first time, the event did not include
a full marathon after problems were encountered with trams
works and increased traffic along parts of the route.
Introduction to Afrikan History Course
Nubian Link is running a 7 week course “Introduction to Afrikan History”
starting from Tuesday 30thOctober between 6.30pm – 8.30pm at the
Education Wellness Centre, corner of Gregory Street and Abbey Bridge
(the old Red Cross Centre). The course will be facilitated by Mwalimu
George Ben Anthony who is a renowned historian from Sierra Leone.
For more information contact:
T: +44 (0)7973 284 796 E: [email protected] W: www.nubianlink.org.uk
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