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Marathon runners in 2007 A shadow run of the half marathon, held at Forward Operating Base Ghazni in Afghanistan in 2011. The Houston Marathon is an annual marathon usually held every January in Houston, Texas, United States, since 1972. With thousands of runners and spectators, it is the largest single day sporting event in the city.
In the mid-1970s, he altered his training program to emphasize more rest and less weekly mileage, coupled with a long run every other week — a model that has worked successfully for amateurs and first-time marathon runners since then. The strategy helped extend his competitive career, and at age 35, he ran the Houston-Tenneco Marathon in 2:16:35.
Paul Masson Marathon Susan Munday 2:43:17 1979 Houston, Texas Houston Marathon: Susan Petersen 2:46:17 1978 New York City, New York New York City Marathon Marty Cooksey: 2:41:49 1977 Minneapolis, Minnesota City of Lakes Marathon Leal-Ann Reinhart 2:46:34 1976 Culver City, California: Western Hemisphere Marathon Julie Brown 2:45:33 1975
Name City Country Month* *Last race was held Inception Ref Link Adirondack Marathon: Schroon, New York United States September: 1997: Akron Marathon: Akron, Ohio United States ...
During the 365 days of the last year, Young ran 370 races that were at least 26.2 miles long. Some of these races were "ultra-runs," which are even longer. The story behind the man who ran the ...
William Henry Rodgers (born December 23, 1947) is an American runner, Olympian, and former record holder in the marathon.Rodgers is best known for his four victories in both the Boston Marathon, including three straight from 1978 to 1980, and 4 straight wins in the New York City Marathon, between 1976 and 1979.
The 72-year-old is the president of a New York investment firm who decided to run his first marathon at 56. Since then, he's run 43 and has set the goal of running 100 before his 100th birthday.
When thousands of runners from around the world take to the streets of New York for the TCS New York City Marathon on Nov. 6, it will be the second time the race allowed entrants to register in a ...