For many female runners, the feeling of liberation that running can bring is marred by the ever-present threat of street harassment and violence. It’s a major obstacle to running participation.
Kenyan-born Lonah Chemtai Salpeter won marathon bronze for Israel at the 2022 World Athletics Championships.
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I have been re-drawing my data to make visible what Strava cannot. The unheroic stuff: emotions, persistent thoughts, body sensations, lyrics from the songs, the weather.
Running has become a way for people to show how productive they are, using their achievements to build personal brands and to compete with others for status.
Eliud Kipchoge on his way to winning the London Marathon in April 2019. He’ll certainly go faster in Vienna this week.
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Kenyan marathon legend Eliud Kipchoge is bidding to break the mythical 2-hour barrier in Vienna this week. Analysis of previous world records suggest he needs to find an extra 15 second from somwhere.
Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge on his way to wining the London Marathon in April 2019.
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This fall Dennis Kimetto set a new world record in the marathon, clocking 2:02:57 at Berlin. He is the first man to run those 26.2 miles in under 2:03 and his time sparked speculation about when the two-hour…
Mo Farah ‘tip toeing’ last year.
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