Eliud Kipchoge gifts Barack Obama his marathon shoes
Kipchoge is doing his best to turn the world into marathoners
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Are you just tired, or are you overtraining?
What science (and your own body) can teach you about smarter recovery
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Hofu Yomiuri Marathon Elite Field
Everything in Japanese marathoning is already about qualifying for the MGC Race, Japan’s trials race for the L.A. Olympics. Scheduled the same day as the Fukuoka International Marathon, the Dec. 7 Hofu Yomiuri Marathon counts the same weight as Fukuoka, Tokyo and Osaka in men’s qualification, with trials spots up to be had by the first 6 Japanese men under 2:09:00 and the first Japanese woman
Kobe Marathon Elite Field
The Kobe Marathon happens Nov. 16 with a tweaked course that cuts out the unpopular bridge out to the finish, a change organizers are touting as making it a way faster course. There are some pretty good quality African athletes in the field, with top 2 men Abay Alemu and Elisha Rotich both in the 2:06:50 range in races last year, Alemu with a 2:06:50 for 2nd in Wuxi and Rotich 2:06:54 for 3rd in