RnR AZ Embed
On January 16, 2011, over 30,000 runners and walkers enjoyed the 2011 P.F. Chang’s RNR Marathon & Half Marathon. Besides winning the men’s marathon in 2:17:32, Josh Cox went on to the local track, and finished 13 1/2 laps. The results of that additional run gave him the American record for the 50 kilometer run. Breaking his existing AR of 2:47:17, Josh ran 2:43;45, for a new AR. What may be more remarkable, is that Cox was seven agonizing seconds short of the world best!
Just how good is Josh Cox? RBR, after consulting with a few road running experts, will still its proverbial neck out and say that Mr. Cox has a 2:10 marathon in his future. While you are contemplating that one, enjoy the plethora of photo memories from the P.F. Chang’s RNR Arizona weekend! Special thanks to PhotoRun.net and Chuck Bartlett, RN website guru, for making the gallery!
Author
Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys. Theme song: Greg Allman, " I'm no Angel."
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