For years, I had heard about this marathon, especially after participating several times in the Aguilar de Campoo marathon, also organized by Gabriel, until its last edition in 2019. Then,… Read more »
Photo by Lucas Favre (Unsplash) For top-level female athletes it is a challenge balancing professional life, maternity leave, and returning to competition after it. Allyson Felix, a renowned champion, faced… Read more »
Jemima Sumgong Rio 2016 Rio 2016 logo Rio de Janeiro won the bid to host the 2016 Olympic Games against the candidatures of Madrid, Chicago and Tokyo. These were the… Read more »
Start area Being near Vitoria and having run its marathon in 2004, for one reason or another, it’s a race I hadn’t returned to. Usually, it coincided with the Eco-Lisbon… Read more »
Runners expo Madrid has always been one of the most classic marathons at the national level. It’s the place where I made my debut in 2000 and crossed the threshold… Read more »
Course profile Looking for routes for clandestine marathons during the pandemic, I saw in Santovenia de Pisuerga the beginning of a new long-distance path, the GR-296, which stuck in my… Read more »
LLeida Marathon start Writing this entry has taken time, a lot… but some things take precedence over others, and sometimes one is unable to dedicate time to everything. After the… Read more »
Hayward Field Stadium, site of the events of the WA Championships Oregon 22 (photo by Chris Schiemann) WHEN Men’s marathon Sunday July 17 Women’s marathon Monday July 18 6.15 Pacific… Read more »
Kiprotich heading towards the finish line (photo by Peter Mooney) The conditions were hot and humid but they were the same for everyone. Determination is what matters. Stephen Kiprotich The… Read more »
London Marathon 2018 In our previous post we focused on periodization and training methods followed by some of the most well-known elite long-distance runners. In this second post we will… Read more »