After defying expectations to secure his place on the USA Olympic marathon team, Abdi Abdirahman is at his fifth Summer Olympics. From leaving his country as a teenager to overcoming…
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Athletics
Daniel Wanjiru joins the star-studded line-up for New York Marathon
by correspondent August 25, 2018Kenya’s Daniel Wanjiru has been added to the 48th edition of the New York City Marathon that will be held on Sunday (4) November in New York, United States. The…
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Bernard Lagat, a five-time Olympian who in Rio became the oldest U.S. Olympic runner in history, will make his marathon debut in New York on Nov. 4. “A few years…
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Athletics
These Are the World’s Fastest Marathoners, and Marathon Courses
by correspondent February 27, 2018Below you’ll find tables detailing several marathon superlatives: the 10 fastest marathoners in history on record-eligible courses; the 10 fastest American marathoners in history on record-eligible courses; the 10 fastest…