Dear MEL
Topic Readers,
A
leap into the future? The race for a sub-two-hour marathon
Marathon
is a running race to run 42.195 kilometers, the distance believed to have been run
by a Greek soldier to report their victory at the Battle of Marathon to Athens.
It became one of the official Olympic events in 1896, and now over 800 marathon
events are held every year.
The
current world record for men’s marathon is 2:02:57 established by a Kenyan runner,
Dennis Kipruto Kimetto, only less than three minutes short of breaking the
two-hour benchmark.
How
long will humans have to wait to see someone break this physical and mental
barrier?
The
course, conditions, and equipment all matter significantly to run just a few
second faster in each kilometer, not to mention the training and nutrition. And
sporting goods giant Nike has been working on a project called “Breaking2”
since 2014 to achieve this goal. Their latest attempt took place on Saturday
May 6 at 5:45 a.m. in Monza, Italy. Three top runners challenged, all put Nike’s
specially customized running shoes on. The end result?
Enjoy
reading and learning what sort of challenge to run 42.195km in two hours is
like.
After
reading the article, you may want to check the result of the May-6th
attempt;
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