It’s been another memorable year in the world of marathon running even as 2019 begins to rise with news that Chicago Marathon champion Mo Farah will once… Read more “DEFINING MARATHON PRs”
Tag: BMW Berlin Marathon
BERLIN 2018 – YOWZA, YOWZA, YOWZA!
When Patrick Makau set his 2:03:38 world record in Berlin in 2012, he made a surge between 25 and 30K while zigzagging across the road to shake… Read more “BERLIN 2018 – YOWZA, YOWZA, YOWZA!”
BERLIN 2018 PREVIEW – DANGEROUS DISTANCE
Even in modern times, there are those of us who remember when people used to think running the marathon wasn’t just a challenge, but a risk. Bobbi… Read more “BERLIN 2018 PREVIEW – DANGEROUS DISTANCE”
LEAD PACK: FINDING THE CATBIRD SEAT
Do top marathoners ever watch tape on their opponents? You know, like American football teams do, studying film from one game to prep for the next? They… Read more “LEAD PACK: FINDING THE CATBIRD SEAT”
MOTHER NATURE SAYS NEIN IN BERLIN
You can’t fool Mother Nature. If she doesn’t sanction it, nothing else matters. So despite the great field assembled by race director Mark Milde – including the Big… Read more “MOTHER NATURE SAYS NEIN IN BERLIN”
BERLIN 2017: IS PAST STILL PROLOGUE?
In the past, it was the pure strength men, or those who couldn’t quite finish fast enough on the Olympic track to earn medals, who sought solace… Read more “BERLIN 2017: IS PAST STILL PROLOGUE?”
BERLIN’S DREAM RACE
This is one of those everyonevhasanopinion races. Like the prize fight between Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor August 26, or Triple G vs Canelo Alvarez last Saturday… Read more “BERLIN’S DREAM RACE”
