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The Marathon That Doesn't Count
Eliud Kipchoge ran a marathon in 1:59:40. It isn't a world record, and the reasons why are fascinating.
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The Marathon Won Barefoot
Abebe Bikila's shoes didn't fit. He ran the Olympic marathon without them — and won it, under a monument to fascism.
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