The TCS New York City Marathon will be beta testing a new feature behind-the-scenes this year that will offer real-time predictions on race winners. Leveraging its data analytics platform, Ignio,...
The New York City Marathon already attracts more than 50,000 runners from around the world each year, but the New York Road Runners (NYRR) hopes to expand its presence even further by hosting a virtual marathon for the first time this year. The virtual New York City Marathon would take place around the same time […]
A year and a half ago, Hemi Re’em found himself in the hospital. It came as a bit of a surprise for a man who runs triathlons and marathons. To his dismay, he ended up undergoing heart bypass surgery — surprising for a man so active. Doctors explained that what was happening shouldn’t have come […]
Sports is chock-full of seemingly unbeatable records. Joe DiMaggio’s hit streak, Cal Ripken’s consecutive-games streak and Wayne Gretzky’s 2,857 career points all represent mind-boggling figures. These are the numbers that keep us watching. An elusive mark from the running world is the 2-hour marathon. The closest anyone has come (and the current world record) was […]
The latest obsession in running is breaking the two-hour marathon time. Nike has developed a team to attempt to achieve the time and now, Vodafone is also joining the challenge. Vodafone has teamed up with the SUB2 project that is combining science and technology to help athletes to achieve their best performance levels. The SUB2 […]
