“I run because of my family. They motivate me.” Mary Keitany #LondonMarathon #ReasonToRun
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Mary Keitany is a formidable marathoner. Her recent half marathon race at RAK showed her fitness, and her three wins in NYC and two wins in London show her amazing talent.
How fast can Mary Keitany run? I think that today, Mary will run near 2:17, more likely breaking the women only world record of 2:17:42, by Paula Radcliffe.
Mary Keitany is able to find a pace, a brutal pace, and stay with it. Her determination and focus are quite clear as she pushes the pace, very old school, and should battle with this fine field today. Watch our coverage of the 37th version of the Virgin Money London Marathon, starting up in seventeen minutes for the elite women.
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Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys. Theme song: Greg Allman, " I'm no Angel."
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