Most of the time, when we talk about world records, we’re referring to the achievements of our elite athletes.
But last March, in Tokyo, the talk of world records wasn’t linked to any one person but to more than 3,000 as we witnessed the largest-ever field of Six Star finishers at a single AbbottWMM race.
Here is a graphical breakdown of that unique collection of record-breakers.
The 2024 Tokyo Marathon is already looking like it will be just as popular. Will you be joining us in the Land of the Rising Sun in March?
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Episode 73: Marathon Talk’s End of the Season Quiz
In this episode, we have lots of running news to get through including the Sydney elite field announcement, Faith Kipyegon’s attempt at a sub-4-minute mile, the London Ballot results are out, and then Martin and Deena will go head to head in our end-of-term quiz.
