Tag: Marathon

I am writing this from a hotel in Mallorca, Spain. It has been almost two weeks since I completed this adventure, and in some way — it feels like a dream — that these days did not happen for real. These six days was so surreal, sometimes so frightening that I did not know what to do. At ...

Have you ever wondered, ‘Why a certain sprint race called ‘Marathon’? or ‘Why Marathon race is always 42km?’ Well, today, we’ll explore these questions about the history & origin of Marathon races. It was a bright sunny day in 490 BCE. The City of Eritrea ...

First, it’s not easy to get a place for the Berlin Marathon. The lottery registrations are open right now for next year, closing in early November, at which point they will perform a draw. You have about a 16% chance of getting a place which is better than London where your chances a...

The current marathon records for both men and women are held in Berlin! To celebrate, here is a compilation of the Berlin Marathon results among runners from 1974 to 2023. This dataset include data gathered for the years 1974–2019 and compiled by Kaggle as well as results f...

The last time I visited the Samuel Adams Brewery was the morning before the marathon bombing that took the lives of three people, mangled 100s, and took off limbs of 17. A tragic event unfolding less than three miles away from where we stood. Leonard P. Zakin Bunker Hill Memorial Bridge &mdas...

As I stood amidst the electrifying atmosphere of this year’s Boston Marathon, cheering on the runners with exhilaration, I began to understand the almost inarticulable magic of Boston. Marathons demonstrate that with mental fortitude, discipline, and determination, ordinary individuals can acc...

There are at least two reasons we do anything. The most obvious is what we think we should do, like “Some expert on a podcast said I should eat more blueberries.” Then there is the second, less obvious reason, like “I want to feel better about my health.” L...

The Boston Marathon is the world’s longest running marathon race, first held in 1897. Starting in the town of Hopkinton, Massachusetts on the third Monday in April — Patriots Day — it winds 26.2 miles through eight towns and cities on its way to Boylston Street in Boston, taking in...

The Boston Marathon, the oldest annual marathon in the world, held its 127th running on April 17, 2023. The marathon is a big celebration in the city of Boston and feels like a giant block party where the city welcomes the arrival of spring and cheers on the athletes who have journeyed from all over...

A passionate running enthusiast in Teaneck, Jennifer Heiner formerly served as a retail director for a New Jersey running company. She currently is an inside sales rep for a small company in North Jersey. Outside of the professional arena, Jennifer Heiner belongs to multiple running organizations in...

On Sunday, October 8, tens of thousands of runners hit the streets of the Windy City to compete in the 2023 Chicago Marathon. You may have heard about it. A young runner from Kenya, Kelvin Kiptum, set a new world record. So it’s kind of a big deal. But how does this year’s Chi...

I stood at the starting line of the Chicago Marathon, packed in like a sardine among 47,000 other runners. The air was crisp, in the 40s — a runner’s dream. The Chicago course? Pancake flat. As the crowd constricted around me by the start line, I felt lucky. Philosopher Seneca said, &ldq...

The Windy City recently lived up to its name by blowing away not just leaves, but also marathon records. On a crisp Sunday morning, the Chicago Marathon bore witness to Kenya’s Kelvin Kiptum, who decided to break the men’s reality long-distance race record, and boy, did he do it in style...

In January 2020, I attended a marathon theory workshop with a fellow runner and friend. Two years and a bit later, after two reschedules of the race, it is time to go to the start line of the Edinburgh Marathon 2022! Purple wave on our way to the starting point It’s a cool ...

What makes international marathons worthwhile is the opportunity to meet runners from vast backgrounds. Some become lifelong friends. Heck, if you’re able to connect with others who pay money to punish themselves on Sundays for hours — then there is something to be said about that friend...

Back in January 2015, I ran the Miami Marathon. This was my first marathon, just seven months shy of my first half marathon. The process was grueling but memorable, mostly because I was self coached and didn’t really know what I was doing. But the race support and energy was something I’...

New York is the Big City. The Big Apple. And the New York City Marathon is big. But just how big? Once upon a time — its first year, 1970 — a mere 55 runners finished. Through the 70s, the race went from a small affair to a mass participation event with over 10,000 finishers. It...

If you watched this year’s New York City Marathon, the most exciting part was the finish of the women’s race. Usually, somebody runs away from the crowd well before the finish line. By the last mile, it’s pretty clear who is going to win. But not this year. As the women turne...

The Copenhagen Half Marathon is like a tour of downtown Copenhagen. Just don’t expect to set any PRs if you are soaking in all the sights. Runners will pass by a slew of famous spots like the National Gallery of Denmark, Rosenborg Castle, the Marble Church, the Old Stock Exchange, th...

I’ve always been more of a Hamilton than a Burr. After all, my twin brother and I were two months premature because I was itching to come out, while he wanted to just chill in the womb. Since then, I’ve been in a rush simply because I like being busy. I like feeling accomplished and d...

The streets of Tokyo pulsate with restless energy. Neon lights flash, crowds bustle, and bullet trains slice through the cityscape. Yet, within this frenetic metropolis, there is order and ritual. When the starting gun fires for the Tokyo Marathon, the city shifts to spectator mode. Shopkeepers, sal...

The runners who woke up Sunday morning to this surprise notification were understandably upset. And a lot could be said about how the organizers handled the situation. But in discussions around the situation, a certain idea kept bubbling up. With climate change, extreme weather is becoming more c...

Life is a bit easier now, as in I am happier now I am more in the right skin (same, slightly improved product but different packaging). There’s still stuff that makes life that little bit trickier, but it’s more manageable if I am happier. This is why many people who wrangle their way to...

The Battle of Marathon, named after a town in Attica, symbolizes in historical tradition the victory of a small city, Athens, over a vast empire, the Persian Empire. Traditionally referred to as the "First Greco-Persian War," this battle is part of a series of conflicts between Greeks and ...