Tag: ed whitlock
Frank Meza DQ’d from LA Marathon
July 2nd, 2019 by Anne Francis | Posted in The Scene | No Comments »
The retired doctor maintains he’s innocent. Meanwhile, Gene Dykes is injured and unlikely to contest the M70 record again this year
71-year-old Swede completes his seventh run across US
June 6th, 2019 by Anne Francis | Posted in The Scene | No Comments »
With three and a half days left in his cross-America quest, Björn Suneson of Stockholm reconnected with his friend and sometime rival Gene Dykes over coffee in Pennsylvania
70-year-old marathoner accused of course-cutting
June 5th, 2019 by Madeleine Kelly | Posted in Runs & Races | No Comments »
There have been multiple near misses in attempts to break Ed Whitlock’s M70 marathon world record
Gene Dykes and Michael Wardian finish strong at Big Sur International Marathon
April 28th, 2019 by Anne Francis | Posted in Runs & Races | No Comments »
Two monsters of the American age group scene conquer Big Sur two weeks after the Boston Marathon
Gene Dykes breaks his own Boston course record
April 16th, 2019 by Madeleine Kelly | Posted in Runs & Races | No Comments »
Dykes’ advice on running fast into your later years
How to avoid injury as a masters athlete
January 3rd, 2019 by Madeleine Kelly | Posted in Training | No Comments »
Ways to avoid injury and keep running fast as a masters athlete
Gene Dykes’ M70 record invalid, Whitlock’s stands
December 24th, 2018 by Anne Francis | Posted in The Scene | No Comments »
Due to the Jacksonville Marathon not being a USATF-sanctioned event, Gene Dykes’ M70 marathon record cannot be ratified
Gene Dykes reveals his secret to breaking world records at 70
December 21st, 2018 by Madeleine Kelly | Posted in The Scene | No Comments »
Dykes’ recommendation? “Just run.”
Meet the 70-year-old who ran sub-3 at STWM 2018
October 22nd, 2018 by Anne Francis | Posted in Runs & Races | No Comments »
Gene Dykes of Philadelphia didn’t break Ed Whitlock’s age-group record at STWM yesterday, but he’s still the only other 70-year-old marathoner in the world to go sub-3
Age grading: how masters runners level the playing field
July 19th, 2018 by Anne Francis | Posted in Training | No Comments »
Age grading gives us a way to appreciate just how good the extraordinary performances by seniors really are
Dunkerley, Parke, and Whitlock (jr.) help celebrate 20 years for Waterloo marathon
April 30th, 2018 by Anne Francis | Posted in Runs & Races | No Comments »
Southern Ontario race offers new visually impaired and high school relay categories
Ditching the data: can you really train for a marathon goal without a watch?
April 19th, 2018 by Anne Francis | Posted in Training | No Comments »
Few serious runners head out the door without a GPS, but is it really necessary?
