FIVE HUNDRETHS OF A SECOND! That is the winning margin in the men’s 2007 Chicago Marathon! Patrick Ivuti of Kenya pips Jaouad Gharib of Morocco on the line in what must surely be the greatest finish in marathon running! When Paul Tergat and Hendrik Ramaala raced it out in New York two years ago, that […]
Marathons
Haile Gebrselassie – “I can run 2:03, but I believe one day two hours will be broken”.
In the last few days, we’ve and the of the magnificent marathon world record of Haile Gebrselassie in Berlin. In the aftermath of that race, there has been much hype about the prospects for the world record moving forward, and soon. People are suddenly talking about a sub-2:00 clocking, and even Haile himself has been […]
Haile Gebrselassie World Record 2007
OK, so in we promised a more detailed look at the splits from the amazing World Record performance by Haile Gebrselassie in the Berlin Marathon. In case you missed it – 2:04.26! Truth is, these are still “unofficial splits”, but I suspect that the difference (if any) will be a matter of seconds, and so […]
Marathon World Record – 2:04.26 to Haile Gebrselassie!
If there was any doubt remaining, Haile Gebrselassie confirmed that he is indeed the greatest current distance runner, probably the greatest in history, by breaking the 4 year old marathon world record in Berlin! His time? 2:04.26, which eclipses the old record of his rival Paul Tergat (2:04.55) by 29 seconds. Some notable splits from […]
The marathon revolution
There was a time, not long ago, where the marathon was an event that was dominated by runners who would often be described as “strong, having great endurance and staying power”, which was basically a euphemism (in many cases) for saying they lacked the basic speed necessary to be a great track runner. At least, […]
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