Marathon analysis

This page summarizes all the analysis and discussion we do on the marathon event. From the big city marathon recaps, to the physiology of fatigue and performance, you'll find it here!

Ross

2009

• Boston
  Live race coverage as Merga and Kosgei triumph
  Marathon analysis and pacing strategy - detailed insights
  
• London
  Wanjiru rules the roads again in a fierce race in London
  Splits and pacing from London 2009
  
• Rotterdam
  Two men run 2:04:27 - the world's fastest ever race

2008

• Berlin 2008: World Record 2:03:59 for Gebrselassie
  Preview
  Race Report and Splits: Gebrselassie breaks the 2:04 barrier
  

• Beijing Olympic Marathon
  Sammy Wanjiru defies heat, humidity, pollution and everyone else to win the greatest marathon ever run
  

• London Marathon
  Preview
  Race Report and Splits: Magnificent Marin Lel confirms his standing
  Further discussion and insights
  

• Rotterdam Marathon Race Report

• Boston Marathon
  Preview
  Race Report and Splits: Cheruiyot of Fire, and a fabulous women's finish
  

• Comrades Marathon
  Preview of the 2008 "Up" run. Includes route profile and description
  The "real" Comrades Marathon: Survivorship and the Comrades spirit
  Comrades 2008 Results
  

2007

• Haile Gebrselassie's World Record
  News report - 2:04:26 world record for Gebrselassie
  Analysis of Gebrselassie's World Record in Berlin - features splits and pacing from the WR
  Is a sub-2 hour marathon possible?
  

• Chicago Marathon 2007
  Two astonishing finishes as Ivuti and Adere claim wins

• New York Marathon 2007
  Paula Radcliffe is back! And Martin Lel, king of the marathon race

• Marathon survivorship - fatigue and performance at "the limit"
  Tales of marathon survivors - courage and physiology in the Marathon
  Kayoko Fukushi's debut marathon - the science of wrong pacing
  Insights from 2007 Comrades Ultra-Marathon (90km)