As part of training for the Comrades Marathon, Don Oliver’s plans advise running 3 ultras and 2 standard marathons in the last 3 months leading up to the event. The ultras range at around 50-60KM. The 50K Golden Jubilee Ultra at IIT Kanpur gave me an opportunity to run the first of those ultras, a [...]
Elite field of 44 athletes from ten countries was announced today for the 114th running of the Boston Marathon on April 19. Headlining the field, and recently announced, are defending champions Deriba Merga and Salina Kosgei, and past champions Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot, Catherine Ndereba, Dire Tune and Lidiya Grigoryeva. On the men’s side, nine have [...]