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“I had a 3:21 at the Ocean State Marathon in 1977, but you needed a 3:00 to be invited to the Boston Marathon in those days,” he recalls. There was a loophole, however: The marathon invited ...
Patti Catalano. Patti Catalano Dillon (née Lyons, April 6, 1953) is a former long-distance runner from the United States who is recognized by the International Association of Athletics Federations as having set world bests in the half marathon, 30 kilometers, and 20 kilometers. [1] [2] [nb 1]
Tatyana Pozdnyakova (born 4 March 1955 [1] in Sosnovo-Ozerskoye, Buryatia, Russia) is a Ukrainian, former Soviet athlete, known for her performance in marathons. She is the current W45 Masters world record holder in the marathon. [2] In her earlier athletic career, she had her best success on the world stage at the IAAF World Cup, taking a ...
The Barkley Marathons is an ultramarathon trail race held each year in Frozen Head State Park in Morgan County, Tennessee, United States. The course, which varies from year to year, consists of five loops of the 20+ mile, off-trail course for a total of 100 miles (160 km). The race is limited to a 60-hour period from the start of the first loop ...
2311 finishers (2019) [1] The New Jersey Marathon and Half Marathon is a set of races that take place in and around Long Branch, NJ. It started in 1997 as a revival of the Jersey Shore Marathon, which was held from 1972 to 1985. The name was changed to the New Jersey Shore Marathon in 1999, and changed again to the New Jersey Marathon in 2001.
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Dean Karnazes. Dean Karnazes ( English: / ˌkɑːrnɛˈzɪs / car-NEH-zis; born Constantinos Karnazes; August 23, 1962), is an American ultramarathon runner, and author of Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an All-Night Runner, which details ultra endurance running for the general public.
The name "Marathon" ( Μαραθών) comes from the herb fennel, called márathon ( μάραθον) or márathos ( μάραθος) in Ancient Greek, [3] [n 2] so Marathon literally means "a place full of fennel". [5] It is believed that the town was originally named so because of an abundance of fennel plants in the area. In ancient times ...