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Jocelyn Rivas, 24, heads for Guinness World Record after finishing 100th marathon

by admin | Nov 8, 2021 | Representation, SEW

Jocelyn Rivas, 24, completed the final leg in her quest to become the youngest runner to finish 100 marathons on Sunday when she crossed the finish line at the Los Angeles Marathon. Now she’ll await ratification from Guinness World Records. Wearing bib No. 100,...

Kenyan Olympian’s Killing Exposes Surge of Violence Against Women

by admin | Oct 26, 2021 | Representation, SEW

The long-distance Kenyan runner Agnes Jebet Tirop was having a very good year. She competed in the Tokyo Olympics in August, set a new world record in the women’s 10-kilometer race in Germany in September and was widely seen as a rising star in her country’s...

Police say Agnes Tirop’s husband is a suspect in the long-distance runner’s stabbing death

by admin | Oct 14, 2021 | Representation, SEW

Police in Kenya named the husband of long-distance runner Agnes Tirop as a “suspect” in her death after the 25-year-old was stabbed to death on Wednesday. Keiyo North Sub County Police Commander Tom Makori told AFP that Tirop’s husband Emmanuel...

Marathon record holder Mary Keitany retires due to back injury

by admin | Sep 22, 2021 | Representation, SEW

Marathon runner Mary Keitany retired from the sport on Wednesday because of a back injury, ending a career in which she won multiple races in London and New York and set the world record for a women-only race. The 39-year-old Kenyan said pandemic-related travel...

Column: Sprinter, 71, captures a national title and world record

by admin | Aug 17, 2021 | Representation, SEW

While the Olympics were under way in Tokyo, Patricia “Pat” Kelly was collecting her sports medals in Iowa. The 71-year-old sprinter hadn’t started running until she was 62. Yet, there she was at the USA Track & Field (USATF) national outdoor championships in Ames,...

At 13, She Broke the Women’s Marathon World Record. Then She Disappeared From Running

by admin | Jul 26, 2021 | Representation, SEW

On May 6, 1967, Maureen Wilton, a 13-year-old girl from a suburb of Toronto, Canada, attempted to break the women’s marathon world record of 3:19 at a small race a few miles from her home. Under the guidance of her track coach, Sy Mah, she had already become one of...
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