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COMING TO AMERICA: Not talking about "EDDIE MURPHY" (but) athletic trios

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  Emanuel Giniki Gisamoda (far left) and Joseph Panga (second right) are going for BolderBoulder 10k with Denis Malle (far right) is their Coach. Eva and Wilhelm Gidabuday from Gidabuday Sports Tourism Foundation were happy to join the farewell outbound flight  It’s time once again to lace up the running shoes, load up on those carbs, and hit the streets for Colorado’s distinguished road race, the 43rd annual Bolder-Boulder. The signature event will take place on Memorial Day, Monday May 29/2023. More than 40,000 participants from all over the world are expected to take part in this year’s race, which consists of a 6.2 mile course through the streets of Boulder and finishes at Folsom Field.    “CU Boulder is excited to partner with the BolderBoulder once again for this one-of-a-kind community event,” said CU Boulder Chancellor Phil DiStefano. “Nothing beats the Folsom Field finish line, and the Memorial Day tribute is a spectacle to behold. We’re proud ...

TALES OF ATHLETICS - by Kipkemboi Arap Korir

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  Daniel Komen, man who holds the unbreakable 3000m Flat World Record, 7:20:67 set 27 years ago When people are told to mention great athletes, they will mention, Kipchoge Keino, Haile Gebrselasie, Paul Tergat, Eliud Kipchoge, Kenenisa Bekele, and many other legends. But few will mention the great Daniel Komen. Komen is one of three runners in history to break all of the following marks: 3:30 for 1,500 meters, 7:30 for 3,000 meters and 13:00 for 5,000 meters. In 1996 between July 3 and September 7, a period of less than 70 days, Komen raced eleven times. Nine of those events were at distances between 3,000 meters and 5,000 meters, including a two-mile. Komen won all nine races, setting world records in two and narrowly missing in a third. His average time in his four 3,000-meter “contests” was 7:26.75. Firstly, he broke the World record over 2 miles on July 14th in Sweden, running 8:03.54. One month later he runs 7:25.16 for 3000m, just 0.05 second of the existing Wor...