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mojatu.com | Nottingham connected 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 7