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My girlfriend's daughter, age 6, just finished a marathon in Texas in 5:39. (This is not a joke). Some people thought this was some sort of record - fastest time for a six year old, youngest pers...
If you plan on running a marathon then you should know that it is not as simple mathematical problem as Jack is treating it. Well of course he is an expert and knows running but the idea that you ca...
Being my first marathon, I would like to know what the most appropriate running gear would be. The NYC marathon site stated that the avg. temperature will be around 11 C.
I like wearing shorts. Bu...
...d skip running (althought I was asking them for mountaineering, which I do quite a lot). Of course, running marathon is not a very good thing to do, but running in general might even help... and maybe...
The way I thought it worked (maybe I'm wrong) was that if you are training to run a marathon in 3 hours, then you should run your 800 meter intervals in 3 miniutes. This was not to be used to see...
Thanks for the advise and a marathon is certainly one race you want to train for. I was a little disappointed that I didn't train very much for my last 12.5 miler, but I still learned a lot from ...
... here's a way you could figure out a pretty good estimate for yourself: just divide the cap on the NYC marathon into the number of finishers in a given year. (Or similarly for any other major mar...
...ibly due to sprinting with 50lbs on my back at 6:30AM, I can still run on it with slight pain.
My first marathon is in 13 days and Im in need of advice on how to treat my injury, my plan so far is...
Does any one know - how long a ride on a bike would be equivalent to running a marathon?
It seems to me that bikers are like the enegizer bunny - they can go and go and never tire.
Is that just the ...
Yes, the Omaha Marathon finishes inside. It has done that the last two years and from what I hear they used to do that a long time ago also. <<
When I ran the Memphis Marathon in 1997, it fi...
please could give me a list of runners that have completed the London Marathon 1998 between 4hrs.45mins and 5hr.
I am going, but it will be my first marathon, and my first time in
I didn't write a race report but I did the GB marathon this year. I did the half-marathon the year before and the four-miler (now 5K) the inaugural year.
Next year will be the first year it i...
Hello,
Has anyone ran the Quebec City Marathon ? How is the course ? I am told it is very well organized... is this true ? How about hotels ? I need to make my mind about my vacation... help !
...ly have the guaranteed top start spots for the 'preferentials'; for those who have run a sub 2:50 Marathon (males). Of course, it would require a lot more organization to get people into cor...
who was the youngest to complete a marathon under 3 hours and 30 minutes
List of runners completing the London marathon between 4 hrs 45mins and 5 hrs
Clevelander here, ran that particular marathon 6 times ('89, '90, '93, '96, '97, '98) and can vouch for Sam's description.
You can wear anything you want. But bear in mind that there are lots of waterstops along a marathon route, so unless it's a really hot day, you won't need much of your own water.
John B.
Isn't there supposed to be a 6-8 week recovery period after a marathon?
Sean Chester Vancouver Island, Canada
So, is anyone out there planning on running the Brooklyn Half Marathon. It's coming up March 10th. It starts in Coney Island and ends at Prospect Park, Brooklyn. See http://www.nyrrc.org/race/20...
...arisa, Great report! I know how you feel, since I also encountered some cramping in my legs during my first marathon last weekend. It sounds like you did great considering all of the problems you had....
5500 feet will probably hinder you some but this is an individual response. with the marathon having a 1000 foot drop, that might offset any damage the altitude would do. 2000 feet will probably not h...
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PWRD? I can't even think of a witty phrase that PWRD may stand for...
Pittsburgh's marathon ate me up once and I've never returned except to the sidelines of Shadyside to...
I ran the 1973 Earth day Marathon in New York (first and last time). Anywhere to find these results? I'd like to see my time and where I placed. I was 17 then and I think the time of 3 hrs 18 min...
...r warmer - either way.
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Wow, very impressive! I think (IMO) you could run a half marathon in less than 1:30 on a flat course with less congestion at the start line - after a...
Hi Folks,
Running the Boston Marathon for the first time this weekend (well Monday). Anyway I know the usual race day advice is to try to run even or slightly negative splits over the course of th...
...d in their two cents' worth.
But it is a nice run when there's not much traffic, kind of like marathon day (nice report, by the way...
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