Your Running News Roundup
October 8, 2008 Read more »
New World Record for the Marathon
About 20 years ago, I remember stumbling across a novel about three runners vying to be the first to break two hours for the marathon. At the time, Alberto Salazar had run 2:08:13 in New York (a world record later decertified). Even after that performance, I still thought
What Might Have Been
July 17, 2007 Read more »
At the height of his powers, Steve Prefontaine owned the American record on the track at every distance from 2,000 meters to 10,000 meters. His specialty was the 5,000, with a PR of 13:21, a completely ridiculous time that stood as the American record for decades after his death in 1975. At that time, Pre [...]
Running Really Fast
July 7, 2007 Read more »
Galen Rupp is a Junior at Oregon State University with a very impressive running record. His coach is 3 time NYC Marathon winner Alberto Salazar.
When Rupp was in high school he attempted to break a 4 minute mile. Watch this video to see how things turned out.
