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The Beauty in the Berlin Marathon The Enduring Chase of it All We’ve all been there, otherwise we probably wouldn’t be doing this. The days when all the days come together, when running feels like it’s happening outside of you and inside of you. Miles seem like meters, minutes act as arbitrary markings of time that have no bearing on the immediacy of now. Oftentimes this is called a flow state, and when it is achievable on race day, it becomes almost drug-like in its potency. I wouldn’t be lying if I said that the past six years of running…
A year after the marathon was canceled because of excessive heat, the event went off Sunday in conditions runners called “perfect” and “beautiful. Shadrack Kimining of Kenya wins the men’s division in 2 hours, 10 minutes, 17 seconds in the Twins Cities Marathon in St. Paul . (Jerry Holt/The Minnesota Star Tribune) The Twin Cities Marathon returned on Sunday after a year away and provided a men’s race that approached a photo finish and a women’s race with a wire-to-wire winner. Shadrack Kimining of Kenya held off fast-closing Eritrean runner Tesfu Tewelde by four seconds, running a time of 2…
In a shocking turn of events, the cycling world was left reeling as Julian Alaphilippe, the renowned French cyclist and two-time world champion, received distressing news about his young son. Reports indicate that the child was rushed to the hospital under urgent circumstances, prompting an outpouring of concern from fans and fellow athletes alike. Alaphilippe, known not only for his incredible talent on the bike but also for his charismatic personality, has always been vocal about his love for his family. His son, just a few years old, has often been seen accompanying him at races and events, beaming with…
Vasco Vilaca bagged his first-ever supertri victory as he got the better of Stars & Stripes teammate Tim Hellwig in a thrilling sprint finish in Toulouse. Hayden Wilde didn’t have his great rival Alex Yee to contend with because of the Brit’s jury duty but he did have a problem with his shoe on the final run and had to settle for third. Meanwhile the race also saw the return of Jonny Brownlee but the triathlon legend was never really a factor after suffering a crash in the bike familiarisation earlier in the day. Stage 1 As with the earlier women’s race there was a mix of wetsuit / non-wetsuit athletes, with the…
Shanda Hill pushing through the pain as she aims to complete the Triple Deca Ultra Marathon – Vernon News Photo: Facebook Vernon Ultra Athlete Shanda Hill continues to push through the pain during the Triple Deca Ultra Triathlon in Italy. “She is determined to manage the pain despite grappling with a highly inflamed tendon on her ankle,” reads a post to the Shanda Hill Ultra Athlete Facebook Page. On day 33, she rolled her ankle after stepping on the mat with pain so immediate that “she dropped to the ground, unable to breathe.” But in true Hill nature, she hobbled over to her…
supertri Toulouse women’s results: Three in a row for GTB but a DQ for Olympic champ Beaugrand Georgia Taylor-Brown won her third supertri race in a row as she claimed a dominant victory in Toulouse. The winner in Chicago and London becomes the first athlete to complete a hat-trick since her partner Vincent Luis. Taylor-Brown was in the mix throughout, though there was late drama when she nearly mistakenly took a Short Chute on the final run. But she avoided that and crossed the line well clear of Taylor Spivey with last year’s Toulouse winner Kate Waugh in third. Olympic champion Cassandre Beaugrand flew…