marathon

Kenyans see ‘hand of God’ in Kipchoge’s record-breaking marathon run

By Fredrick Nzwili — October 17, 2019
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — The two-hour marathon barrier has finally been broken. As Eliud Kipchoge arrived back home in Nairobi on Wednesday, fellow citizens pointed to a 'hand of God' in his sub-two-hour run on Saturday in Vienna.

First response to Boston Explosion

By Omid Safi — April 15, 2013
On days like this, many feel like giving up on humanity. It is a natural urge, but do not. Don’t. Some are using this story to perpetuate hatred against this ethnic group or that religious group. Some are urging us to pray to the One for all of us. Where do we stand?

Marathon ministry trains runners to put ‘one foot in front of the other’

By Bob Smietana — January 7, 2013
(RNS) Over the past 10 years, Mark Simpson and his wife have helped train more than 3,000 people to run a marathon. Most, like Simpson, were couch potatoes before they started. "We have faith in them until they can have faith in themselves,'' he said. By Bob Smietana.
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