Association of International Marathons and Distance Races

The home of world running™

Distance Running 2012 Edition 1

2012 edition 1 flat

Published December 2011

Cover: Ed Whitlock sets an over-80 world record of 3:15:51 in the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon on 16 October 2011.

Contents

Opinion

Running on memory

By Patrick Walsh
Patrick Walsh discovers a new dimension to the psychology of running a Marathon: history

Running into history

Designed for speed and special moments

By Phil Minshull
The 2011 Marathon Eindhoven made headlines around the world. The outstanding new course record of 2:05:48 set by Kenya’s Jafred Chirchir Kipchumba was the talking point, but each one of the 18,000 runners who took to the streets of the Dutch city will have their own special memories of the day.

See the latest news from ASML Marathon Eindhoven

Running into history

In the front rank

By Jose Carmona
What started in 1998 as a local event to celebrate the fourth anniversary of the opening of the Teodoro Moscoso Bridge, linking the southern suburbs of San Juan to the International Airport in the Isla Verde district, has become one of the most competitive and internationally-acclaimed races in the world, and one of the largest events of any kind held in Puerto Rico.

See the latest news from World’s Best 10k Race

Marathon movers

Ed Whitlock: one of the old school

By Paul Gains
Over-70 & over-80 world record holder who became a running celebrity in Canada

Also in this issue …

News from AIMS, IAAF, WMRA and IAU; Race dates; Race contact details.

Partners

For further information on our partners, click on the logos above.

Distance Running

Official quarterly magazine of AIMS

Cover of 2024 Edition 1

Latest issue:
2024 Edition 1

Cover: Fjordkraft Bergen City Marathon, Norway

Keep up to date!

For the latest race dates please consult the official online AIMS calendar.

You can also subscribe to the AIMS calendar in your calendaring application of choice, whether on your phone, tablet or computer. Simply subscribe to webcal://aims-worldrunning.org/events.ics in your calendar app.

AIMS
the home of world running™

AIMS Headquarters | OACA Olympic Complex | Av Spyros Louis, Athens, Greece | © AIMS 2024

Powered by Distance Running Limited