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Distance Running 2013 Edition 3

2013 edition 3 flat

Published July 2013

Cover: Runners at the start of the Three Hearts Marathon, Slovenia. (Photo: Dani Mouke)

Contents

Opinion

Boston – running strong

By Guy Morse
It has been two months since that horrific day in April when the marathon, our city and our sport was changed forever. I can still see the images and hear the sounds of that fateful day, which began as “Marathon Monday” always does, full of excitement, tension and celebration.

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Opinion

Thinking of the children

Lenguyana Tairo-Urasa, organiser of three AIMS Children’s Series races in Tanzania, looks back over the past three years

Running into history

A marathon hotspot: The Reykjavík Marathon celebrates its 30th anniversary

By Eygló Svala Arnarsdóttir
From humble beginnings 30 years ago, the Reykjavík Marathon has grown to become a major harvest festival for runners in Iceland and a hotspot for athletes from abroad. It started out as a bit of a tourism stunt. “At the travel agency Úrval, where I was working at the time, we were looking for ways to attract foreign tourists to the country,” reveals Knútur Óskarsson, one of the founders of the Reykjavík Marathon. “Originally I tried to establish a Nordic ski marathon called Lava Loppet in 1981–82 but those plans went up in the air.”

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Also in this issue …

Lives remembered: Vince Regan 1944–2013, Jack Fitzgerald 1923–2013

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

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