Today, May 12, 2024, marks the 40th anniversary of the first U.S. Women’s Olympic Marathon Trials, staged in Olympia, Washington. It took the work of many people… Read more “Remembering The 1984 U.S. Women’s Olympic Marathon Trials”
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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 LURE & THE LORE OF THE BOSTON MARATHON COURSE
As we continue the week-long countdown to the 127th Boston Marathon, we offer something new to augment something old. First, we welcome back to the blog the… Read more “THE LURE & THE LORE OF THE BOSTON MARATHON COURSE”
RECORD WATCH FOR BOSTON
After the announcement that men’s marathon GOAT and world record holder, Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya, would be coming to run the Boston Marathon for the first time… Read more “RECORD WATCH FOR BOSTON”
WOMEN RECORD SETTERS AT BOSTON
With yesterday’s announcement that men’s marathon world record holder, Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya will run the Boston Marathon for the first time next April, I went over… Read more “WOMEN RECORD SETTERS AT BOSTON”
KEIRA D’AMATO & HOUSTON 2022
A few things came to mind as we watched Keira D’Amato break Deena Kastor‘s American marathon record at the 50th Chevron Houston Marathon last Sunday. First, the… Read more “KEIRA D’AMATO & HOUSTON 2022”
BOSTON MARATHON COURSE MONTAGE
As we find ourselves homebound rather than Boston bound for the 124th Boston Marathon, I thought we would dig back into the Runner’s Digest radio show archives… Read more “BOSTON MARATHON COURSE MONTAGE”
“WHAT A WORLD!” (RECORD)
I mean, what can you say at this point? There’s no winning here. If you embrace this weekend’s marathon performances in Vienna and Chicago at face value,… Read more ““WHAT A WORLD!” (RECORD)”
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