If history doesn’t repeat itself note for note, it’s been said to at least rhyme verse to verse. This November 2021, the TCS New York City Marathon… Read more “STABILITY AS A PREDICATE FOR SUCCESS”
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GEARED FOR THE DISTANCE – NO WORLD RECORD IN BERLIN 2021
What effort for this pace? That is the question every athlete has to answer in the marathon. And when we control the effort, funny how that dovetails… Read more “GEARED FOR THE DISTANCE – NO WORLD RECORD IN BERLIN 2021”
IT’S AN AGE-OLD QUESTION
Taken on its merits, Eliud Kipchoge’s marathon career will have been the bridge spanning the 2:00:00 marathon barrier. After his 2:02:37 win in London 2019, his top… Read more “IT’S AN AGE-OLD QUESTION”
CHEPTEGEI’S MARATHON FUTURE
With World Athletics scrapping the 5000m and 10,000m from its Diamond League circuit, it has fallen to individual event organizers to maintain allegiance to these historic… Read more “CHEPTEGEI’S MARATHON FUTURE”
SHOULDN’T A GOAT HAVE TO CLIMB?
The praise for Eliud Kipchoge continues to pour in from every corner. His masterful performance in London last weekend cemented his place as the preeminent marathoner of… Read more “SHOULDN’T A GOAT HAVE TO CLIMB?”
MO VS. THE ZEN MASTER – LONDON 2019
From afar, does Mo seem skittish to you? Could be that he’s never been more prepared, and is just raring to go. Or, does the prospect of… Read more “MO VS. THE ZEN MASTER – LONDON 2019”
KIPCHOGE HONORED IN MONACO
Honolulu, HI. – It has been quite the last two years for the exceptional Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya. After an unofficial but stunning 2:00:25 sub-2 hour marathon record… Read more “KIPCHOGE HONORED IN MONACO”
TO TRUST AGAIN
In this bitterly pitted world where truth and honor have fallen like so many past pillars of a once civil society, who can afford to take anything… Read more “TO TRUST AGAIN”
WHO IS THE G.O.A.T?
In light of his other-worldly 2:01:39 marathon world record in Berlin last Sunday, there are some who are hailing Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge as the G.O.A.T, the greatest… Read more “WHO IS THE G.O.A.T?”
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!”
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