TFS News Briefs Special Edition: London Marathon
Posted April 12th, 2008 at 10:00 AM by Jimmie R. Markham
Section: News & Results, Marathons
Near-Perfect Weather Forecast For London Marathon
A quick look at tomorrow’s forecast reveals near-perfect conditions for tomorrow’s Flora London Marathon. According to weather.com, the forecast for Sunday at 9:00am (the start time for the women’s race) is Partly Cloudy, 46°F, 20% chance for precipitation, 77% humidity and winds from SW at 8 mph. Of course, perfect weather means fast times, and tomorrow’s race promises to be one of the fastest.
Read more at: [Weather.com]
The Wacky Side Of London
Big marathons tend to attract the wackier elements of running and London is no exception. A woman running on 4 foot stilts will be competing, as will a man dribbling a basketball, a guy in a robot suit and more.
Read more at: [BBC News, UK]
TFS Success Story Gilbert Tuhabonye To Run In London
Burundi runner Gilbert Tuhabonye, who was awarded The Final Sprint’s Success Story Award in December ‘07, is featured in a BBC Sport article in the build-up to tomorrow’s race. As a teen, Tuhabonye survived a horrifying massacre in his village during a civil war in 1993. He is hoping to run a qualifying time and make it to Beijing in what he calls “tremendous message about forgiveness.”
Read more at: [BBC Sport, UK][TFS Podcast]
Focus On London Pacemakers
Pacemaking, love it or hate it, is part and parcel of fast non-championship racing and London is one of the fastest. An article in The Zimbabwean focuses on Cuthbert Nyasango, one of the men who has been called upon to take on those rabbit duties.
Read more at: [Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom]
More London Marathon News
If you’re a running news junkie like I am, you can get your fix over at Google News. At last count, the number of links to stories about the London Marathon was 3,594. Have at it!
Read more at: [Google News]
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