Marathons

Marathon Winner Loses Because He Wasn’t Entered
Marathon Winner Loses Because He Wasn’t Entered
Marathon Winner Loses Because He Wasn’t Entered
There's an old saying that "The difference between a jogger and a runner is a race entry form." Scott Downard finished first in the Cowtown Marathon in Fort Worth, Texas on Sunday. Problem was, Downard wasn't entered to run the race. He put on the race number of a friend who had entered but was unable to compete...
Runner completes 365 Consecutive Marathons
Runner completes 365 Consecutive Marathons
Runner completes 365 Consecutive Marathons
Belgian runner Stefaan Engeles has just completed a marathon for every day of the past year. Saturday was the 49-year-old’s 365th consecutive 26.2 mile race, shattering the record of 52 consecutive marathons set by a Japanese man last year. Engeles attributed his ability to run for so long to the fact that he doesn’t run very fast. However, his average of about four hours per marathon is still 3