THE MARATHON GAMES: SPANISH RANKINGS
With the extra time that some of us have been granted by government, we decided to map the marathon “maniacs” efforts from the Spanish runners. To do so we used… Read more »
Tag: Marathon
INJURY PREVENTION DURING MARATHON TRAINING
Photo by Yuri Catalano (Unsplash) Marathon popularity has been steadily growing over recent years. Unfortunately, with long-distance running sometimes also come the undesired injuries, often located in the lower limbs…. Read more »
MARATHON OLYMPIC CHAMPIONS (XIX) – Moscow 1980: WALDEMAR CIERPINSKI (1950-)
Cierpinski finishing the marathon Cierpinski in the podium with Nijboer in the background The Olympics in Moscow 1980 were marked by the boycott of 66 countries to protest the Soviet-Afghan… Read more »
STRONGER (2017, D Gordon Green, 119min)
With so many races cancelled it looks that there is going to be some extra time available, and maybe watching a movie is not the worst option. We propose the… Read more »
MARATHON OLYMPIC CHAMPIONS (XVIII) – Montreal 1976: WALDEMAR CIERPINSKI (1950-)
Cierpinski in 1976 Montreal 1976 gold medal Montreal won unexpectedly the vote that decided the organiser for the 1976 Olympics. The favourites had been Moscow and Los Angeles, that would… Read more »
MARATHON MANIACS: PURSUING FINISH LINES INSTEAD OF FINISH TIMES
Picture by Joshua J Cotten (Unsplash) During the 1970s the marathon transitioned from an elite competitive event to one with a recreational appeal, as a result of the known as… Read more »
MARATHON BP CASTELLÓ (16/02/2020 – 88)
Just about to start Score: 5 / 5 Pros: flat course; good parking facilities. Cons: none we can think of. Castelló marathon was celebrating its 10th anniversary, and it seemed… Read more »
MARATHON PACING AND RISK-TAKING ATTITUDE
Picture by Fitsum Admasu (Unsplash) To finish a long-distance event is required that individuals allocate their energy throughout the event. Thus, the speed control during an event is referred to… Read more »
EDP MURCIA MARATHON (87 – 02/02/2020)
Belluga Square (or Cathedral Square): finish place of the EDP Murcia Marathon 4.5/5 Pros: 2 t-shirts in the running bag; start & finish in central Murcia. Cons: maybe the… Read more »
MARATHON OLYMPIC CHAMPIONS (XVI) – Mexico City 1968: DEGAGA “MAMO” WOLDE (1932-2002)
Mamo Wolde and Abebe Bikila together with his coach Onu Niskanen The Olympics in Mexico were the first to be staged in a Latin-American country, and the unique ones held… Read more »