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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”

    October 30, 2024November 1, 2024 by Toni Reavis

    EXPANDING ACCOUNTABILITY IN CONTROLLING PEDs

    ADDENDUM: 17 July 2025 Today, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) provisionally suspended marathon world record holder Ruth Chepngetich due to a doping violation. Ms. Chepngetich tested positive… Read more “EXPANDING ACCOUNTABILITY IN CONTROLLING PEDs”

    October 25, 2024July 17, 2025 by Toni Reavis

    DEEP DIVE – MEN’S MARATHON

    As we continue to stand in awe (or doubt) of Ruth Chepngetich’s spanking new women’s marathon world record in Chicago a week ago Sunday (2:09:56), people have… Read more “DEEP DIVE – MEN’S MARATHON”

    October 19, 2024October 20, 2024 by Toni Reavis

    WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY (ABOUT WOMEN’S MARATHOING)

    I am a numbers’ guy. I’ve always been a numbers’ guy. I always want to see what the numbers tell me before I opine from an emotional… Read more “WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY (ABOUT WOMEN’S MARATHOING)”

    October 16, 2024October 16, 2024 by Toni Reavis

    SKEPTICISM RATHER THAN CELEBRATION FOLLOWS WOMEN’S WORLD RECORD IN CHICAGO

    The hue and cry about Ruth Chepngetich’s 2:09:56 women’s world marathon record in last Sunday’s Bank of America Chicago Marathon is not toning down. Poor John Korir,… Read more “SKEPTICISM RATHER THAN CELEBRATION FOLLOWS WOMEN’S WORLD RECORD IN CHICAGO”

    October 15, 2024July 17, 2025 by Toni Reavis

    ANOTHER WORLD RECORD FALLS IN CHICAGO

    30-year-old Kenyan Ruth Chepngetich destroyed the women’s marathon world record today (13 Oct. 2024) at the 46th Bank of America Chicago Marathon. Her time of 2:09:56 ripped… Read more “ANOTHER WORLD RECORD FALLS IN CHICAGO”

    October 13, 2024October 13, 2024 by Toni Reavis

    THE MARATHON: ENDURING BUT NO LONGER ENDURANCE

    As a practical matter, conditions will either expand or retract distance in any race, but especially an endurance race. Heat, headwinds, uphills, and humidity are expanders. Cool,… Read more “THE MARATHON: ENDURING BUT NO LONGER ENDURANCE”

    August 11, 2024August 13, 2024 by Toni Reavis

    WHO IS THE WOMEN’S DISTANCE GOAT?

    Coming off this year’s spring marathon season, I recently penned an article debating who was the GOAT male distance runner in history, the greatest of all time.… Read more “WHO IS THE WOMEN’S DISTANCE GOAT?”

    April 24, 2024April 25, 2024 by Toni Reavis

    HAS THE MARATHON WALL BEEN TORN DOWN?

    The crosscurrents of history and technology met up at the Boston Marathon in its 128th year. The notoriously downhill, quad-busting early miles of the Boston Marathon course… Read more “HAS THE MARATHON WALL BEEN TORN DOWN?”

    April 16, 2024April 16, 2024 by Toni Reavis

    BELARUS ATHLETE LOOKING TO OVERCOME POLITICAL REPRESSION AT LA MARATHON

    Los Angeles, CA – At its best, sport transcends the cultural and political differences of nations, bringing the people of the world into a better understanding of… Read more “BELARUS ATHLETE LOOKING TO OVERCOME POLITICAL REPRESSION AT LA MARATHON”

    March 16, 2024March 27, 2024 by Toni Reavis

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