From the time G. Grigorou won the first marathon, the Greek Marathon Trials on February 15, 1896, in a time of 3 hours and 45 minutes, man has continued to run the race, and faster and faster. And these marathons have produced remarkable stories. Only five men and eight women have managed to break their own marathon records. But for me [CHARLES NYENDE] the most compelling marathon story is Kenya’s total dominance. Just look at the list of all time best results. Kenyan men occupy seven of the top 10 fastest times in history, 15 of the top 20, 30 of the top 50 and 59 of the top 100. read more: http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/TalkUp/Kenya+a+bestseller+in+the+most+storied++race+the+marathon+/-/441392/1245966/-/view/asBlogPost/-/grdggwz/-/index.html
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Saturday, October 1, 2011
Kenya a bestseller in the most storied race: the marathon
From the time G. Grigorou won the first marathon, the Greek Marathon Trials on February 15, 1896, in a time of 3 hours and 45 minutes, man has continued to run the race, and faster and faster. And these marathons have produced remarkable stories. Only five men and eight women have managed to break their own marathon records. But for me [CHARLES NYENDE] the most compelling marathon story is Kenya’s total dominance. Just look at the list of all time best results. Kenyan men occupy seven of the top 10 fastest times in history, 15 of the top 20, 30 of the top 50 and 59 of the top 100. read more: http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/TalkUp/Kenya+a+bestseller+in+the+most+storied++race+the+marathon+/-/441392/1245966/-/view/asBlogPost/-/grdggwz/-/index.html
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