Catch me if you can! How fast can a human being run?

Running is now part of my life for so many years, and aside from my 22.000+ kilometers process already in progress, I have read, studied and analyzed tons of data. And I am really curious… How far can a human being run? The answer is hard to be funneled in a couple of sentences, because…

Kelvin Kiptum – how to run a marathon at world record pace?

On 8th of October 2023 the world record for marathon was corrected again, but this time not in Berlin, but on the streets of Chicago. Kelvin Kiptum crushed everything and in spite of me being sure the Kenyan will get the WR, there are a lot of unusual components involved and I want to present…

Chicago Marathon 2023 – Kelvin Kiptum’s New World Record 2:00:35

Chicago Marathon 2023 was announced as a World Record tentative, but not from Eliud Kipchoge, but from Kelvin Kiptum, a 23 year young prodigy from the same Kenya. Well, Kelvin Kiptum already amazed in Valencia and London, where he run his first and only marathons, in 2:01:53 and 2:01:25 respectively. Two of the fastest five…

Piatra Craiului Marathon, once again: the experience

Piatra Craiului Marathon is the oldest continuous running event organized in Romania, as I am aware of, at least. Dated back in 2006, in 2023 it had registered its 16th edition, because the ones from 2020 and 2021 were cancelled, mostly because of the pandemic. Now, about this one, I’ve heard around 2018 and I…

How to properly live Athens Marathon. The Authentic, 2022 version!

It is a chilly, mid-November early morning. I have the privilege to eat the breakfast from 05:00 AM, as the hotel staff is aware that, until 06:15 the latest we need to catch the busses to… Marathon. Not that I am thrilled to ingest anything at that hour, but, guys, starting 09:00 AM I’ll start…