The 1908 London Olympics weren't supposed to happen. They were supposed to be the 1908 Rome Olympics. But, with the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 1906, the location was changed from Rome to London. London had just two years to pull off the entire thing. Because the 1908 London Olympics are a thing, we know … Continue reading 1908 Olympics
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Olympic Fundraising
I sent an inquiry email to Children of Peru Foundation, asking about charity entries for 2018, and if they were even going to participate. To my surprise, I got a reply within five minutes. Okay, it was basically instantaneous. We both agreed it was a little early to think about the London Marathon 2018. However, … Continue reading Olympic Fundraising
London Thinking
Thus far, I’ve traveled from Athens to Paris, and from Paris to St. Louis. I’m now on the mission to travel from St. Louis to London. I had heard of the London Marathon. Popularity didn't quite mean difficulty to get into, like Boston Marathon, but for all I knew it could be. In 2018, I … Continue reading London Thinking
1904 Olympics
Early on, the Olympics were not the well-oiled machine that they are today. The 1904 Olympics repeated mistakes from the 1900 Olympics, and actually piggy-backed off of the more popular World's Fair. But they still happened. https://youtu.be/VMLTQIfvehE They took place over four and a half months, and though these Games were sort of lost in … Continue reading 1904 Olympics
Athens Training
As part of visiting to all the Summer Olympic sites, I chose to commit to running a race. Athens is an amazing place to start, because not only is it the site of the first Modern Olympic Games, it is also the site of the very first marathon. The Athens Marathon is WHY marathons are … Continue reading Athens Training
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