We all know what we believe, what our gut tells us, and what we hope will be. But before we get too comfortable with even consensus reality… Read more “A BIT OF A PONDER”
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CHICAGO MARATHON 2023 BY THE NUMBERS
Kenya’s 23-year-old Kelvin Kiptum announced his arrival as the new king of the marathon today with his 2:00:35 world record at the 45th BofA Chicago Marathon. The… Read more “CHICAGO MARATHON 2023 BY THE NUMBERS”
CHICAGO WILL CONTEXTUALIZE BERLIN
The aftershocks of Tigst Assefa’s 2:11:53 women’s marathon world record in the Berlin two weeks ago still reverberate. But this coming weekend in Chicago, her effort will… Read more “CHICAGO WILL CONTEXTUALIZE BERLIN”
LONGEST LASTING RECORDS
Last weekend’s women’s world record at the BMW Berlin Marathon got a lot of tongues wagging, including mine. Amidst the post-race babble ran the full panoply of yeas… Read more “LONGEST LASTING RECORDS”
WOMEN’S MARATHON PROGRESSION
(Update: 13 October 2024 – Kenya’s Ruth Chepngetich smoked Tigst Assefa’s marathon world record by 1:57 in Chicago, running history’s first sub-2:10 women’s marathon at 2:09:56) In… Read more “WOMEN’S MARATHON PROGRESSION”
WHAT THE PERCENTAGES SHOW
As expected, there was much ballyhoo, both pro and con, following Tigst Assefa’s stunning women’s world record at yesterday’s BMW Berlin Marathon. Her 2:11:53 winning time decimated… Read more “WHAT THE PERCENTAGES SHOW”
IS IT TIME FOR A NEW DISTANCE?
The Marathon and half-marathon are the only two foot races designated by name rather than time (one-hour run, 24-hour-run, etc.) or distance (100 meters, 5000 meters, etc.).… Read more “IS IT TIME FOR A NEW DISTANCE?”
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