Distance Running magazine #34 – 2005 January-March

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Distance Running 2005 January-March

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Published January 2005

Cover: Runners in the LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon

Contents

Out of thin air

Where does running talent come from? It comes overwhelmingly from East Africa, out of the thin air of upland Kenya and Ethiopia. Kenya got in first, and established something of a hegemony, but it is the Ethiopian star which is now in the ascendant.

Peaks of spirit, valleys of soul

By Don Nicholson
It was one of those cloudless spring mornings that seemed perfect for running fast. The air was cool and the brilliant blue sky reflected in the calm of the bay.

The spirit of Christmas Pass

By Norrie Williamson
Zimbabwe’s first mass participation international marathon starts from the palm-lined boulevard…

Beach life

Meia Maratona de Rio de Janeiro, 5 September 2004

Beauty and the beast

By Craig Crosby
Mount Desert Island Marathon, USA

On the grapevine

One of the most scenic races in Switzerland

Opinion

Where are we now?

By Alan Brookes
Thoughts on the state of distance running

Also in this issue …

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

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