I don’t know if Australian Olympian Chris Wardlaw intended to start a fight – maybe he did. But he certainly articulated a feeling many lifelong observers of… Read more “When the Numbers Don’t Add Up: Chris Wardlaw, Super Shoes, and the Question Running Won’t Answer”
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From Cobblestones to Carbon: Why Sebastian Sawe’s 1:59:30 Starts in Rome, 1960
Last Sunday in London, Sebastian Sawe ran 1:59:30—the first sub-two-hour marathon ever recorded under record-eligible conditions. He did it wearing the Adidas Adizero Adios Pro Evo 3,… Read more “From Cobblestones to Carbon: Why Sebastian Sawe’s 1:59:30 Starts in Rome, 1960”
NOW WHAT? SAWE & KEJELCHA GO SUB-2 IN LONDON
And so, it is done. From the legend of Pheidippides in 490 B.C. — the myth that inspired the inaugural Olympic Marathon in Athens 1896 — the… Read more “NOW WHAT? SAWE & KEJELCHA GO SUB-2 IN LONDON”
SOLES DISCRETION
First of all, the athletes out-trained the distance years ago. In that sense, the mighty marathon has been brought to heel. No longer a spirit draining test… Read more “SOLES DISCRETION”
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