The Valencia and Cal International Marathons on December 7 marked the completion of the speed events for the 2025 marathon year. The Honolulu Marathon is up next… Read more “MARATHON YEAR 2025 – Men”
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MARATHON – 2024 vs 2018
I ran across the following data while looking over past notes in my iPhone. Wanted to see how the marathon year 2024 compared with 2018 after reading… Read more “MARATHON – 2024 vs 2018”
RECONFIGURING MARATHON EXCELLENCE IN 2024
Kahana, Maui – As so-called Super Shoes and advanced nutritional supplements continue to re-order the running record books, and now that the 2024 marathon season has been… Read more “RECONFIGURING MARATHON EXCELLENCE IN 2024”
SUB-2:10s – 2024
With the congregation of the original five World Marathon Majors in 2006, the sport of marathon running entered a new professional era. The $1 million on offer… Read more “SUB-2:10s – 2024”
2023 MARATHON YEAR – WOMEN
Honolulu, HI—In tmy last post, I broke down the top marathon performances by men in 2023 (as of 3 Dec.), then compared those totals to data taken… Read more “2023 MARATHON YEAR – WOMEN”
2023 MARATHON YEAR – MEN
Honolulu, HI—Except for this weekend’s 51st Honolulu Marathon, which has rarely seen sub-2:10 men’s performances due to the warm conditions and double climb over Diamond Head at… Read more “2023 MARATHON YEAR – MEN”
LONGEST LASTING RECORDS
Last weekend’s women’s world record at the BMW Berlin Marathon got a lot of tongues wagging, including mine. Amidst the post-race babble ran the full panoply of yeas… Read more “LONGEST LASTING RECORDS”
WOMEN’S MARATHON PROGRESSION
(Update: 13 October 2024 – Kenya’s Ruth Chepngetich smoked Tigst Assefa’s marathon world record by 1:57 in Chicago, running history’s first sub-2:10 women’s marathon at 2:09:56) In… Read more “WOMEN’S MARATHON PROGRESSION”
SOMETHING NEW(ER) CELEBRATES SOMETHING OLD. SOMETHING OLD CELEBRATES SOMETHING NEW
“Bank of America saw us a different,” said new BAA CEO Jack Fleming in a text message following the announcement. “And sees opportunities in the future, more than just with the marathon, but in everything we do.”