EXPERIMENTAL MARATHON – TUDELA DE DUERO (10/04/2021 – 95)
Staring group (lacking Pepe) We returned to the distance of 42 kilometers in the vicinity of Valladolid. Quique organized in the pine forest of his village, Tudela de Duero, the… Read more »
Tag: Marathon
MARATHON OLYMPIC CHAMPIONS (XXX) – Athens 2004: MIZUKI NOGUCHI (1978-)
Mizuki Noguchi winning the 2004 Olympic marathon “I want to keep running until my legs break down for good.” Mizuki Noguchi The 2004 Summer Olympics saw the Olympic Games go… Read more »
VÍA VERDE – TREN BURRA MARATHON (07/03/2021 – 94)
It was clear from how things were going that the easiest way to run a marathon was to organize one. After overcoming in December the fear of doing something for… Read more »
MARATHON OLYMPIC CHAMPIONS (XXIX) – Sydney 2000: GEZAHEGNE ABERA (1978-)
“I had never run just to participate; I always ran for victory.” Gezahegne Abera After the women´s marathon, which finished with victory for the Japanese Naoko Takahashi, next in line… Read more »
MARATHON OLYMPIC CHAMPIONS (XXVIII) – Sydney 2000: NAOKO TAKAHASHI (1972-)
“I would get up at 6:30 and run 50 km before breakfast. Then another 20 km. It was rough but I didn’t dislike it. I had to suck it up…. Read more »
ACHILLES TENDON AND MARATHON RUNNING
Photo by Anne Nygard (Unsplash) Regular moderate aerobic exercise, as running, offers many benefits, but it may also cause musculoskeletal injuries, often in the lower limbs. Among them, injuries on… Read more »
ZARATAN MARATHON (20/12/2020 – 93)
Runners on marathon day 1 In these strange days with “normal” marathon races forbidden we have come to appreciate the different ones, and we are not talking about the virtual… Read more »
GPS PRECISION IN MARATHON RACES
Once technology has entered sports practice, GPS watches have become one of the most common devices, especially in running. GPS watches provide useful information. Pace, distance and height are usual… Read more »
HARVEST MARATHON(S) (November 2020 – 91 & 92)
Sunset over the Duero river Conchuela Bridge With all the restrictions due to the perimetral confinements the fact of being able to run a marathon goes beyond expectations. It could… Read more »
RECORD NUMBERS FOR VALENCIA MARATHON 2020
Half marathon In the half marathon Kenya’s Kibiwott Kandie set a WR in the men’s category by stopping the clock at 57.32. Thus, he broke the record set by his… Read more »