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Marathon Analysis
The physiology of the cold: Why might women out-‘survive’ men?
2018-04-19: Boston 2018 was one for the archives. A brutally cold, wet and windy day made for incredible, unpredictable elite races, and a whole lot…
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2018 Boston Marathon: Live splits and coverage
2018-04-16: Welcome to my live coverage of the 2018 Boston Marathon, where I'll post splits, projections and thoughts as both races…
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The pursuit of the sub-2 marathon: Where to next?
2017-05-08: Where do we go next? Now that Eliud Kipchoge has taken us to the brink of a sub-2 hour marathon, have the boundaries of…
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Eliud Kipchoge 2:00:25
2017-05-06: Eliud Kipchoge has run a marathon in 2:00:25, coming within sight of breaking the 2-hour barrier. How did he do it, and what might we…
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The “2-hour marathon” season begins
2017-01-16: Kenenisa Bekele kicks off the 2017 Marathon season in Dubai, with what is a potential world record. It's the year of the "Breaking-2" after…
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The sub-2 hour marathon in 2017? Thoughts on concept
2016-12-13: Nike's announcement that they're backing three top marathoners to break the 2 hour marathon barrier in Spring 2017, is the latest installment in the sub-2…
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London Marathon 2015: Live splits and commentary
2015-04-26: Live coverage, including 5km splits and race commentary of the 2015 London…
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Boston Marathon 2015: Live splits and coverage
2015-04-20: Live coverage and splits of the 2015 Boston…
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The 2-hour marathon and the 4-min mile
2014-12-16: A recently launched group plans to help runners go under 2 hours for the marathon in five years. is it feasible? For many reasons,…
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