Recent marathon running news has been dominated by the Chicago Marathon and the heat which forced the closure of the race at around 11h30. There has been a great deal of reaction to this, with many people suggesting that even attempting to run in such conditions was “suicidal”. Take this quote from one particularly scathing […]
Archives for October 2007
Women vs Men Part II
Yesterday, in Part I of our series on men vs. women, we looked at the evolution of the world record in the marathon event, and how the relatively late entry of women into the event threw a few “scientific” predictions off course! The theory has long been that in the longer distance events, women would […]
Women vs Men Part I
The first of a series of articles comparing the physiology of men to women, and its implications for performance differences between them
Chad Schieber death in the 2007 Chicago Marathon
The medical examiner’s office has announced the results of the autopsy performed on Chad Schieber, who died during Sunday’s Chicago Marathon. Schieber had a heart condition known as mitral valve prolapse and did not die as a result of the oppressive heat, as had been widely speculated. Schieber, a 35-year old policeman from Michigan, collapsed […]
Death at the Chicago Marathon 2007
Yesterday, we featured a race analysis on the 2007 Chicago Marathon, which featured two of the most amazing finishes in marathon history. However, the spectacular racing has been somewhat detracted from by the very sad news of a death in the race, attributed to the extremely high, record temperatures on the day. The high temperatures […]
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