Word: marathoning
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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BOSTON--Ethiopia's Abebe Mekonnen made up for missing the Olympics, and Ingrid Kristiansen made up for missing history by defeating rival Joan Benoit Samuelson yesterday in the Boston Marathon...
...year old Ethiopian missed the 1988 Olympic marathon because his country joined North Korea's boycott of the Seoul Games. And though Mekonnen said he was happy he won yesterday, he said: "I don't consider it my Olympic race...
This was the first time since 1963 that Ethiopia had sent a delegation to the Boston Marathon. That year, 1960 Olympic gold medalist Abebe Bikila--who also won in 1964--and Mamo Wolde--who went on to win the 1968 Olympics--competed but didn't fare well...
...study done at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, it was found that no athletes were in better shape than table tennis players, except for marathon runners and long distance walkers...
...would run the Boston Marathon twice if you could watch two hockey teams skate up and down...