The evening after the 1988 Boston Marathon, Honolulu Marathon president Jim Barahal and I flagged a cab at the Copley Plaza Hotel down to the old Boston… Read more “BOSTON 1988: THE YEAR DECADES OF DOMINANCE BEGAN”
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MARATHON GROUNDBREAKERS
Since Australia’s Derek Clayton ran history’s first sub—2:10 marathon in Fukuoka, Japan, on 3 December 1967, there have been a total of 4538 sub—2:10 marathons (as of… Read more “MARATHON GROUNDBREAKERS”
REST IN PEACE, HENRY RONO
We are all born onto this spinning orb, traveling at 1000 mph at the equator, with the pack of previously born moving through on the inside already… Read more “REST IN PEACE, HENRY RONO”
KIPCHOGE UNSURE WHY HIS LEG GAVE OUT IN BOSTON
In Tom Derderian’s magisterial book, the Boston Marathon: The History of the World’s Premier Running Event, he describes the 1990 Boston Marathon thusly. /When 1988 Olympic marathon… Read more “KIPCHOGE UNSURE WHY HIS LEG GAVE OUT IN BOSTON”
THE EMASCULATED MARATHON
When was the last time you remember seeing the race leader in a major marathon “hit the wall” and falter in the final stages of a race?… Read more “THE EMASCULATED MARATHON”
STABILITY AS A PREDICATE FOR SUCCESS
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”
FROM HONOLULU TO THE WORLD
Honolulu, HI – The Honolulu Marathon may not be a World Marathon Major, but it is a major world marathon. Now in its 47th year, the island classic… Read more “FROM HONOLULU TO THE WORLD”
“THE TASTE FOR FATIGUE”
(21 Dec. 2018) Today, in this season to be jolly, we wish a happy 74th birthday to famed Italian Coach Renato Canova, who has prepared many a… Read more ““THE TASTE FOR FATIGUE””
2018 HONOLULU MARATHON PREVIEW
Honolulu, HI. – In both 2016 & 2017, the Honolulu Marathon produced the fastest men’s marathon times in the United States. Perhaps some of that anomaly can… Read more “2018 HONOLULU MARATHON PREVIEW”
INTERVIEW – DR. JIM BARAHAL, PRES. HONOLULU MARATHON ASSOCIATION
Honolulu, Hi – Now in his 32nd year as the president of the Honolulu Marathon Association, Dr. Jim Barahal is the longest serving CEO among the world’s… Read more “INTERVIEW – DR. JIM BARAHAL, PRES. HONOLULU MARATHON ASSOCIATION”
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