Category Archives: Records & Statistics

How Fast is 13:02?

Posted on May 7, 2014 by Jon Waldron

Ben True won the 5000m at the Peyton Jordan Invitational Sunday night, running a personal best time of 13:02.76, with Hassan Mead only four-hundredths of a second behind. When I saw those times, I thought to myself “Wow, that’s fast!” … Continue reading →

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It Takes a Village (to set a WR)

Posted on March 3, 2014 by Jon Waldron

On Saturday morning I watched Tyler set a world record for the fastest half marathon ever run a treadmill. He accomplished the feat running on a machine set up in the front of the Marathon Sports store near the Boston … Continue reading →

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Predicting the First Sub-2:00 Marathon (Part 2)

Posted on February 5, 2014 by Jon Waldron

So, it turns out that the folks at “Science of Sport” published a piece — way back in 2008 — speculating on when we were likely to see a sub-2:00 marathon. My first reaction was, “crap, they’ve probably made all … Continue reading →

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Predicting the First Sub-2:00 Marathon (Part 1)

Posted on February 1, 2014 by Jon Waldron

Ok, let’s cut to the chase: I will bet you the Boston entry fee that no human being will run a marathon on a record-eligible course in under two hours in the next ten years, that is, by December 31, … Continue reading →

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