Kibet, Kwambai, Kirui, Wanjiru, Kebede, Gharib, Gebrselassie, Kipruto, Goumri, Makau, Kirwa, Worku, Yegon, Cheruiyot, Kemboi, Tsegay, Keitany, Kisri, Kipkorir, Mutai. 20 names of 20 men who have broken 2:07 in the marathon in 2009. In what has been an unprecedented explosion of super-fast marathon running, more performances (25) and more men (20) have cracked what […]
Archives for 2009
Semenya to sue for $120 million
I realise I’m interrupting my series on the Top 9 sports science stories of 2009, and I am bombarding you with posts at a time when you may not even be reading (you’ll have a lot to get through when your vacation is over – apologies!), but I came across this link courtesy Alessandra at our last […]
Top 9 of 2009: 4 to 6
As mentioned, today is second installment in our Top 9 of ’09 series, looking back at the top sports stories of 2009, as covered here on the Science of Sport. Yesterday we covered stories 7 through 9, looking at sudden death during marathons, Meb Keflezighi’s win in New York and the Tour de France and […]
Top 9 of 2009: 7 to 9
We trust you all had a wonderful Christmas yesterday, and are still enjoying the festive season! As promised, we begin a recap of the year’s top sports stories, as viewed through science, and featured here on The Science of Sport. Nine stories for 2009, and today, we recap 7 through 9. That will be followed by […]
The Runner’s Body – Our first book
They say better late than never. Hopefully that’s true, because this is a super-LATE post, about a book that’s been available since about June this year! I have all kinds of excuses for why it’s taken fully 7 months to actually write a post about Jonathan and my first book (along with Matt Fitzgerald), but […]
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