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The sub-2 hour marathon had "afflicted the marathon since about 2011" [2] at which time the world record was 2:03:59 held by the Ethiopian Haile Gebrselassie.Gebrselassie stated in 2011 that the 2 hour mark could be broken in 20 to 25 years.
Back in 2017, when I ran the New York Marathon, I clocked a 4:47 marathon with an 11-minute pace, which means this time around, I'd hit a major PR, shaving over an hour and 15 minutes off my time ...
The company behind the Ironman triathlon — which consists of a 2.4-mile swim, a 112-mile bike ride, and a full marathon — says that in 2024 there was a 24% global increase in people under 30 ...
Ed Whitlock (March 6, 1931 – March 13, 2017) was an English-born Canadian long-distance runner, and the first person over 70 years old to run a marathon in less than three hours, with a time of 2:59:10 in 2003.
Running is second nature to Rankin who has participated in countless events, his best time being a sub 3-hour marathon in 1983 at the age of 32. [50] While not threatening the race record in any way, the fitness training required for these events plus his skills of running fast through trackless bush, honed from many orienteering events ...
Evan Kim, 12, front, runs with family members and a running group to train for marathons on March 10, 2024 in Irvine, California.She ran a 2:58 in the Ventura marathon recently, making her the ...
In May 2019, a few days after his London Marathon win, Kipchoge announced another take on the sub-two-hour marathon, named the Ineos 1:59 Challenge. On 12 October 2019 in Vienna's Prater park, he ran 4.4 laps of the Hauptallee in 1:59:40, becoming the first person in recorded history to break the two-hour barrier over a marathon distance. [89 ...
Leslie Mary Broadfoot Watson (February 4, 1945 - January 1, 2024) was a British long-distance runner, physiotherapist, and powerlifter. She helped establish women's presence in long-distance running in the UK, being the first Scotswoman to officially run a marathon, winning over 60 marathons, and popularizing women's participation in the sport.