Losseveter
Losseveter
http://losseveter.nl/blog/tdr-mexico-update-1-cherry-big-big-cake
Races2run
Races2run
http://www.races2run.com/Marathons%20Worldwide%20-%20Marathon%20Sports.htm
Sports Reference
Medal winners: gold: mamo wolde, silver: kenji kimihara, bronze: mike ryan, summary the 1968 olympic games were held at ciudad de mĂ©xico, which lies at an altitude of 2,240 metres, or 7,350 feet. the effect of high-altitude on athletic performance was known from previous competitions. in sprints and short-distance races, it produced record performances, but at distances, the thin air, with lesser oxygen content, impeded the athletes, and resulted in very slow competitions. no event in 1968 would be more affected by the altitude than the marathon. the two-time defending champion, abebe bikila, was back and since he had grown up in addis ababa, ethiopia, at higher altitude than mexico city, he should have been a favorite. but he was injured, having recently had an appendectomy and was running the race with a stress fracture. he would not finish. but his teammate, mamo wolde, had also grown up at that altitude and his track experience, which went back to the 1956 melbourne olympics, made him a formidable contender. the race began at 3 pm on the final day of track & field competition, on a warm (23° c. 73° f.]) and sunny day. the course was point-to-point, starting at the plaza de la constituciĂłn, known as the zĂłcala, and ending at the stadio olĂmpico. the pace was slow, the runners worried about the altitude, and thru 10 km., a large group of runners led the field. by 20 km. the lead was held by belgium’s [gaston roelants, 1964 gold medalist in the steeplechase, and britain’s tim johnston, followed closely by four runners – naftali temu, who a week before had won the 10 km. on the track, wolde, jĂĽrgen busch (gdr), and turkey’s Ä°smail akçay. temu then pulled ahead by 25 km., but mamo wolde took the lead at 30 km. he eventually won by over three minutes from japan’s kenji kimihara, making it three straight marathon gold medals for ethiopia.
http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1968/ATH/mens-marathon.html
Runinfinity
Sharebar the top running events in mexico. this mexico marathon calendar for 2012/2013 lists some of the most popular running events in mexico. to view races as per the race type, check out specific race type calendar for mexico. mexico
http://runinfinity.com/calendar/mexico/marathon
Intheroo
Intheroo
http://intheroo.com/forum/events/5371-mexico-half-marathon-marathon-ironman-calendar-2011-a.html
Marathonguide
Mexico city international marathon information by marathonguide.com - the complete marathon resource and community. complete directory of marathons, marathon results, athlete and race news, marathon history, training schedules, chat, email, marathoning humor - everything for the marathon runner and marathon fan.
http://www.marathonguide.com/races/racedetails.cfm?MIDD=969090927
Marathons
Marathons.ahotu.com- the worldwide marathon directory - find your next marathon, half marathon or ultra marathon
http://marathons.ahotu.com/calendar/marathon/mexico
Mazatlan
Mazatlan
http://www.maraton.org/