Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon, Japan
Sun 4 March 2018
Association of International Marathons and Distance Races
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Distance Running 2018 Edition 2
Published April 2018
Cover: Al Mouj Muscat Marathon, Oman, 19 January 2018. Photo: Antony Jones/Lloyd Images
Contents
Photo: PAU FRANCH
© C.Casal
© C.Casal
Zurich Marato de Barcelona, Spain
Sun 11 March 2018
Opinion
Running out of the dark
Unique distance running event helps integrate visually impaired people
Marathon movers
Gilligan’s isle
“As a child I dreamed about exploring foreign places,” says Thom Gilligan. Born in a Boston suburb the Marathon became “engrained in my DNA”. He combined wanderlust with the marathon urge by forming Marathon Tours Inc and helped give shape to distance running as we know it today.
Also in this issue …
Race previews:
Cork City Marathon, Half Marathon & 10k Race; SPB Half Marathon. The Northern Capital; Rio Half Marathon; Hokkaido Marathon
Lives remembered:
Ken Young, 1942–2018, Dr David Martin, 1939–2018
News from AIMS, IAAF, WMRA and IAU; Race dates; Race contact details.
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