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Breaking the two-hour tape: Engineering the fastest marathon run in history

What does it take to reach the peak of athletic performance and break barriers thought to be beyond human capabilities? One of these barriers is the two-hour marathon, a feat which requires running 26.2 miles while maintaining an average pace of 4:34 per mile. At that speed, you could run the 100-yard length of a

Emily McIntyre May 1, 2020

That all you got?

Preparing for the Rumble in the Jungle in 1974, George Foreman only considered whether he should be “merciful or not” to the aged Muhammad Ali. Younger and renowned for his unbelievable raw power, Foreman knew Ali would be down early – “just one more knockout victim.” But, come the seventh round, Ali was still up

athenssciencecafe September 7, 2016

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