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Stephanie 15min PR and BQ at Jersey City Marathon

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Adi London Marathon

#1. London Marathon

• • BBC News reported that this London marathon had the largest field in history with 
  • 48,000 participants.
  • A few interesting facts about the race:
    • Great Britain’s Mo Farah announced this was his final marathon in the elite field.

• RECORDS (45)

• • Kelvin Kiptum: Fastest time to run the London Marathon (male) – 02:01:25
  • Alex Grady: Fastest marathon dressed as a boxer – 02:38:52
  • Thomas David Hall: Fastest marathon dressed as a lifeguard (male) – 02:42:22
  • Julian Rendall: Fastest marathon dressed in pajamas (male) – 02:46:46
  • Mohd Syahidan Bin Alias: Fastest marathon dressed in traditional Malay dress (male) – 02:49:22
  • Czudec Pawel: Fastest marathon dressed as a badminton player (male) – 02:53:01
  • Jack Meegan and Daniel Gallagher: Fastest marathon with two runners handcuffed together (male) – 02:53:33
  • Robert Walsh: Fastest marathon dressed as a scientist (male) – 02:55:40
  • Andrew Tarrant: Fastest marathon dressed as a golfer (male) – 02:57:26
  • Claudia Burrough: Fastest marathon in a non-racing wheelchair (female) – 03:00:56
  • Victoria Hill: Fastest marathon dressed as a fairy tale character (female) – 03:01:59
  • Ben Molyneux: Fastest marathon dressed as a Lucha libre wrestler (male) – 03:10:30
  • Larissa Kolasinski: Fastest marathon dressed as a savoury food (female) – 03:11:34
  • Stuart Cable: Fastest marathon dressed in a safari suit (male) – 03:14:52
  • Masakazu Konno: Fastest marathon wearing a suit and dress shoes (male) – 03:23:24
  • Runners even came from Wonderland
  • Runners even came from Wonderland ( Image: Sam Mellish/Getty Images)
  • A runner gets over the finish line at the 2023 London Marathon
  • A runner gets over the finish line at the 2023 London Marathon ( Image: Loredana Sangiuliano/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
  • Guillaume Perin: Fastest marathon dressed in an Australian Football League kit (male) – 03:26:43
  • Matthew Friend: Fastest marathon in a Kung Fu uniform – 03:28:10
  • Nickolaj Kennett: Fastest marathon dressed as a postal worker (male) – 03:28:38
  • Peter James Banks: Fastest marathon dressed as a star (male) – 03:30:09
  • Adele Roberts: Fastest marathon with an ileostomy (female) – 03:30:22
  • Eva Ellis: Fastest marathon dressed as a pirate (female) – 03:31:27
  • Emanuela Pizzoni: Fastest marathon dressed in pyjamas (female) – 03:34:20
  • Amy Ellett: Fastest marathon dressed as a body part (female) – 03:37:16
  • Gilles Dufosse: Fastest marathon dressed as a monarch (male) – 03:38:13
  • Kirk Millikan: Fastest marathon dressed as a lumberjack (male) – 03:39:12
  • Charinya Kanchanasevee: Fastest marathon dressed in traditional Thai dress (female) – 03:45:34
  • David Church: Fastest marathon dressed as an insect (male) – 03:49:38
  • Daniel Bent: Fastest marathon dressed as a glass (male) – 03:50:21
  • Gary Qualter: Fastest marathon dressed as a milk deliverer (male) – 03:52:12
  • Becky Lafford: Fastest marathon wearing wellington boots (female) – 03:59:57
  • This man was ready for the King’s coronation
  • This man was ready for the King’s coronation
  • Thousands competed in the London Marathon this year
  • Thousands competed in the London Marathon this year ( Image: PA)
  • Martin Gear: Fastest marathon dressed as a three-dimensional aircraft (male) – 04:03:02
  • Lucy Anne Price: Fastest marathon dressed as a Christmas cracker (female) – 04:05:57
  • Caroline Lear: Fastest marathon dressed as a glass (female) – 04:09:26
  • Annelise Broussard: Fastest marathon dressed as a candy confectionery item (female) – 04:14:36
  • Jeremy Wright: Fastest marathon carrying golf clubs (male) – 04:14:59
  • Steven Waters: Fastest marathon in a full-body inflatable costume (male) – 04:15:02
  • Michael Daniels: Fastest marathon dressed as a three-dimensional plant (male) – 04:15:23
  • Jem Smith: Fastest marathon dressed as a road vehicle (male) – 04:27:52
  • Fiona Betts: Fastest marathon dressed as a three-dimensional aircraft (female) – 04:33:32
  • Richard Allison: Fastest marathon dressed as a three-dimensional dinosaur (male) – 04:36:43
  • Paul Evans: Fastest marathon dressed as a knight (male) – 04:50:27
  • Sam Hammond: Fastest marathon carrying a household appliance (white goods) – 04:52:10
  • Shane Owen: Fastest marathon dressed as a book (male) – 05:19:15
  • Johannes Teunissen: Fastest marathon wearing clogs (male) – 07:08:37
  • Charlie Fitton: Most underpants worn during a marathon (female) – 25

• Women’s marathon
  • The women’s elite race got off to a dramatic start after record-holder Brigid Kosgei began limping and pulled out after just three minutes. (She has  a 2:14.04 PB)
  • Sifan Hassan for the disruption
    • Lost contact early on, clutching hip at mile 15
    • Quad troubles
    • Came back, reeling everyone in
    • Some are saying she is the GOAT
  • 1. Sifan Hassan (NED) — 2:18:33
  • 2. Alemu Megertu (ETH) — 2:18:37
  • 3. Peres Jepchirchir (KEN) — 2:18:38
  • 4. Shelia Chepkirui (KEN) — 2:18:51
  • 5. Yalemzerf Yehualaw (ETH) — 2:18:53
  • 6. Judith Korir (KEN) — 2:20:41
  • 7. Almaz Ayana (ETH) — 2:20:44
  • 8. Tadu Teshome (ETH) — 2:21:31
  • 9. Sofiia Yaremchuk (ITA) — 2:24:02
  • 10. Susanna Sullivan (USA) — 2:24:27
  • DNF. Brigid Kosgei (KEN)
  • In the wheelchair race, Australia’s Madison de Rozario won in a sprint finish in a course record.
    • She won over Manuela Schar by only a second.
    • There were 4 women within 6 seconds.
    • de Rozario was runner-up in the Boston Marathon.

• Men’s Marathon
  •  Kelvin Kiptum Runs  2:01:25 to win.
  • Fastest second half in history with a 59:45
  • The 23-year-old missed out on Eliud Kipchoge’s world record by just 18 seconds.
  • Less than 5 months after the 23-year-old Kiptum recorded the fastest debut in marathon history (2:01:53) in Valencia by running the fastest second-half in marathoning history (60:15)
  • 2x world cross country and world half marathon champion Geoffrey Kamworor ran a full minute pb of 2:04:23
  • World champ Tamirat Tola third in 2:04:59. 
  • Kenenisa Bekele dropped between 25k and 30k
  • 1. Kelvin Kiptum (KEN) — 2:01:25
  • 2. Geoffrey Kamworor (KEN) — 2:04:23
  • 3. Tamirat Tola (ETH) — 2:04:59
  • DNF. Kenenisa Bekele (ETH)
  • DNF. Amos Kipruto (KEN)

#2. Boston Marathon Streak

(Source: Runners World)

• 77-year-old runner Patty Hung became the first woman to run the Boston Marathon 37 consecutive times.
• She will continue on as she can. 
• She started running in her thirties and took on her first Boston in 1987. 

#3. ROI Oregon 2022

(source: The Sports Examiner)

• “2:1 return in media exposure for Oregon’s $40 million cash investment
  • 39% or 429.8 million hours: Africa and Middle East
  • 33% or 368.1 million hours: Asia Pacific region
  • 20% or 219.3 million hours: Europe
  • 9% or 95.5 million hours: Americas
• Among individual countries, the U.S. was only fifth:
  • 1. 254.1 million hours: Japan
  • 2. 102.5 million hours: China
  • 3. 47.3 million hours: Great Britain
  • 4. 35.5 million hours: Nigeria
  • 5. 35.4 million hours: United States
• There was also the in-person exposure to the 150,000 attendees, of whom 84% were from the U.S. Of the 16% who came from outside the U.S., 35% were making their first visit to the United States. But the meet was highly localized: 49% of all spectators came from Oregon, with 32% from the Eugene area!”

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