The Mount Desert Island Marathon has a reputation for being a very tough (if beautiful) course. It also falls right in the middle of all of the larger Autumn marathons. Some very talented runners have competed in the race and have run fast times, such as Louie Luchini’s 2:31:54 course record last year. But now, [...]
Read More...Not according to the IAAF anyway, which is the sport’s international governing body. They currently have a motion in place to invalidate all world records for women who ran in “mixed” races that included men. For a very high profile example of what this means, it will raise the women’s marathon world record by over [...]
Read More...Leah Thorvilson is a popular and talented marathoner that recently took part in my Marathon Mastermind. She’s an elite marathoner out of Arkansas that is currently training for the Olympic Trials in January. She isn’t afraid to run (and win) multiple marathons or ultramarathons each year, and she’s willing to have fun doing it, even [...]
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