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Super shoes cause amateur London Marathon times to plummet

Adidas running shoes go mainstream – Getty Images/Luciano Lima At the end of a recent six-week altitude training session in Kenya, British marathon runner Emile Cairess paused for a brief trackside interview. Cairess said in a chat with website Sweat Elite that he was aiming for a “big PB” at this weekend’s London Marathon before… Read More »

Kelvin Kiptum: Marathon world record holder died in car accident at the age of 24

Kelvin Kiptum achieved his marathon breakthrough last year – Getty Images/Michael Reaves World marathon record holder and last winner of the London Marathon, Kelvin Kiptum, died in a car accident in Kenya. His death was reported Sunday night by Kenya’s The Standard newspaper, which said Kiptum and his Rwandan coach and mentor Gervais Hakizimana were… Read More »