Running history
A brief history of racewalking in the United States - It is impossible to fully appreciate the sport of racewalking unless you have some understanding of its history. This overview is based largely on "Race Walking in America: Past and Present", a doctoral dissertation completed in 1989 by the late William Gordon Wallace.
The first woman to ever run the Boston Marathon - Read about Bobbi Gibb and her historical participation in the 1966 "Boston Marathon" as an undercover marathoner. Discover how her passion for running brought to more and more women filtering in every year until in 1972 the organization finally recognized women as "official".
The Funeral Games of Anchises - The runners having been placed in proper order, the signal was given, and they darted forward like a tempest. Nisus led the way, Salius coming second, and Euryalus third, with the rest following close behind.
