Category: Running
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Boston Marathon and Lance Armstrong
Today we will see the 112th edition of the Boston Marathon. I hope to follow this closely, and would try to catch the webcast from the official website. In particular, I would be interested in following the progress of Lance Armstrong. Lance, 36, has already done a couple of marathons after getting done with his…
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Hail Gebrselassie! A new marathon WR!
A new marathon world record was set after a gap of 4 years, and who better deserves the honours than king Haile himself. The record was achieved in the 2007 Berlin marathon with a timing of 2:04:26 beating the 2003 time of Paul Tergat (2:04:55), also set in the Berlin marathon. Courtesy: iaaf.org
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A new Half Marathon world record!
58:53 … thats the time Sammy Wanjiru of Kenya took to complete the half marathon distance of 21.097 kms, and break the existing record of the great Haile Gebrselassie, who ran 58:55 in Phoenix, Arizona on 15 January 2006 (source iaaf.org). The record was set in the Ras Al Khaimah International Half Marathon in the…
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Looking forward to an exciting 2007
The year is going to start with a bang with the Mumbai marathon (Jan 21) just a couple of weeks away. I would be doing the half there, looking forward to a sub-2 time, though I am a bit worried with my ankle sprain continuing for a few weeks now. I have cut down on…
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Ultramarathon Man: Dean Karnazes
I just completed the autobiography of Dean Karnazes, the Ultramarathon Man. The book is titled “Ultramarathon Man – Confessions of an all-night runner”, and provides an insight into the mysterious field of ultramarathons. It is filled with interesting incidents and milestones in Dean’s life and the various ultra events he has run. An excellent and…