At last weekend’s Flora London Marathon a number of world records were set, although not for oldest marathoner. The one that caught my eye was:
A number of world records were set at yesterday’s marathon, including the fastest time for those dressed as a film character, Santa, fireman and clown. However, four men attempting […]
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Buster “Rosie Ruiz” Martin was able to finish the 2008 Flora London marathon this past weekend slightly slower than Ryan Hall’s 2:06, with a time of 10 hours. While calling him Rosie Ruiz isn’t quite fair. He isn’t a cheater, just a liar. It turns out that Pierre Jean “Buster” Martin is […]
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Well we are now three and a half months through 2008 and five marathons have come and gone for me, including my first sub 3:00. I have picked up two new states (Arizona and Washington) and one new country (France). Here is where I have been:
01/13/2008
Rock and Roll Arizona
3:01:30
02/17/2008
AT&T Austin Marathon
2:58:15
03/02/2008
Napa Valley Marathon
3:10:06
03/22/2008
Olympia […]
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Ryan Hall just flat out smoked the London marathon yesterday. He ran a 2:06:17, which is the fastest marathon time *ever* from an American. Khalid Khannouchi has technically run faster but he isn’t a native born American.
American Ryan Hall ran a brilliant, aggressive 2:06:17 to finish fifth in this morning’s London Marathon. Hall remained […]
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“Luna herself is a stern schoolmistress, and those who have lived through her harsh lessons have no cause to feel ashamed” — Professor Bernardo de la Paz addressing the Federated States on Earth after the coup.
In many ways this quote from Robert Heinlein’s 1966 book rings true for me. When I started runnings marathons […]
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