Yuki Kawauchi is running a 50k Ultra this weekend. Interesting choice. Generally marathon runners tend to train but not race overdistance. It’ll be interesting to see what a proper marathon runner can do 50k in.
Read the full interview on the Japan Running News blog.
http://www.flotrack.org/embed/Nzk4MzU5MTg5
Watch more video of 2010 Chicago Marathon on flotrack.org
I don’t know how anyone can run that fast at the end of a marathon. One of many great duels between Wanjiru and Kebede. Shame there will be no repeat at London…
I like to believe that hard work will always prevail, that talent doesn’t exist, that as long as you put your mind to it you will succeed. But sometimes you need to accept that some people are just better, as shown here by Kenenisa Bekele’s superiority over the best half marathoner of all time, Zersenay Tadese.
I don’t quite understand how he can run a 4:05 mile at the end of a 10,000 metre race. His kick is quite astonishing. How much bigger would Tadese’s (already considerable) trophy cabinet be had he not competed in the same era as Bekele?
Here are some of the entrants to the 2011 Robot Marathon in Osaka.
This made me laugh. Read about it here.
Perfect Monday morning viewing.
This is a perfect reflection of the amount runners think about running and how little other people understand, and it sums it all up in just under 6 minutes, which is just about my mile pace for the marathon. Oops.