. During the 1936 Boston Marathon, defending champion John A Kelley overtook Ellison 'Tarzan' Brown on this same stretch of road. As he passed, he gave his rival a consolatory pat on the shoulder. But this simply stoked Brown's competitive spirit - he
The HistoryToday Boston draws around 25,000 starters, a big contrast to the 193 runners in 1948. Demand for race places has exploded in recent years - the 2010 event sold out in 67 days, while this year's race maxed out in just eight hours
France's most madcap marathon, the Marathon du Medoc, returned on September 10. This year more than 7,000 runners took part in the costumed chase through the Medoc wine growing region's most illustrious chateaux, with 23 boozy drinks stations en
-breaker or welcome rest-stop, depending on your goal). Though south London may not be your first choice for an away race, the two local running clubs (Striders and Harriers) who organised the town's first-ever half marathon made the best of the location. Runners
better in the morning. And of course, it does.I found out that I had a place at the 26th Marathon des Sables just three months earlier. The six-stage, seven-day race, which takes place in southern Morocco every year, might attract runners from all over
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The 54,000-strong crowd of runners at the start of their half-marathon adventure.
fitting reward for your hard work after the race. All in all, it's a very emotionally-charged, monster of an event.Sign up to the reminder service for the 2012 Bupa Great North Run here.
Before the main action gets underway, 39 club runners test the London 2012 Olympic marathon route at a 3:00 pace.
the gumption to muster a sprint finish. Along with the 10K race the Bournemouth Bay Run event consisted of a half marathon, 5K and children's 1K race. There was chip timing for the 10K and half marathon and a medal, T-shirt and goody bag for all finishers
