The marathon is a long-distance footrace first held at the revival of the Olympic Games in Athens in 1896. In 1924 the Olympic marathon distance was standardized at 42,195 meters (26 miles 385 yards).
Boston Marathon Portraits features dramatic images of an exceptional race: the Boston Marathon. On race day, Boston comes alive with anticipation, excitement and determination. This book presents these emotions and the action of the Boston Marathon, focusing on striking scenes and photos of runners ...
My ultimate goal is to qualify for Boston. It sounds far-fetched because I’m currently running 4:30 marathon times, but running this distance seemed impossible two years ago. I work 50 hours a week for a local construction company. While I have the luxury of coming home every night, ...
His advice "Find some exercise youenjoy and take enough of it" adds little to the con-troversy.One level of vigorous exercise which appears to be"enough" is the marathon run. The American MedicalJoggers Association has been unable to document a singleC.H.D. death among marathon finishers ...
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