Sammy Korir runs 10 sub-2:09 marathons

Photo ByOskar NijsSammy Korir of Kenya ran his first marathon in under 2 hours and 9 minutes in Rotterdam back 1997, a course where he has run under 2:09 3 times. When Paul Tergat ran his (then) world record time of 2:04:55, Sammy Korir was only 1 second behind him....

Haile Gebrselassie may not run Olympic Marathon

Last week, Haile Gebrselassie attempted to break his own world-record marathon time at the Dubai Marathon. He fell short by 27 seconds, but there can be little doubt that a man who now owns both of the two fastest marathon times in history is one of if not the best...

This Week Last Year: Dogs, Boston and Being Lost

This week last year used a few anecdotes to get some points across and commented on some recent news. Sometimes (usually) it is not such a bad thing to get lost on a run; it can help you learn new routes. When you have trouble with dogs, it will usually because the...