Though it was a Frenchman, Michel Bréal, who first suggested that a distance race be held in the 1896 Olympic Games and be called the Marathon, it… Read more “CHICAGO 2018: TOO MANY CANDIDATES ON THE BALLOT”
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BERLIN FOLLOW UP
The internet, Facebook and Twitter are thrumming this morning with questions and opinions about the finish of the 39th BMW Berlin Marathon last Sunday. With the world… Read more “BERLIN FOLLOW UP”
MAKING A MOCKERY OF COMPETITION
Geoffrey Mutai’s one-second win at Sunday’s BMW Berlin Marathon all but sewed up the 2011-2012 World Marathon Majors series title for the 31 year-old Kenyan… Read more “MAKING A MOCKERY OF COMPETITION”