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In a world made small by smartphones, we crave escape into otherness | Brigid Delaney | Opinion
Whether the world feels small, close and manageable, or foreign, unknowable and chaotic, says something about where you live and what sort of device you carry in your hand. For the former, the world is made small by smartphones. No matter the view outside our homes (the Alps or skyscrapers or a frozen lake), what’s …
Barack Obama Praises Brigid Kosgei for Breaking World Marathon Record
After Brigid Kosgei shattered the women’s world record at the Bank of America Chicago Marathon on Sunday, former President Barack Obama praised her remarkable accomplishment on social media. The former president posted a tweet praising Kosgei’s accomplishment after she ran an unofficial 2:14:04 at Sunday’s marathon. He also praised Kenyan marathoner Eliud Kipchoge, who broke …
Brigid Kosgei smashes Paula Radcliffe’s world marathon record by 81 seconds | Sport
Paula Radcliffe’s world marathon record, which has stood imperiously for over 16 years, has been obliterated by Brigid Kosgei at the Chicago marathon. The 25-year-old Kenyan ran 2:14:03 to beat Radcliffe’s best of 2:15:25 by an astonishing 81 seconds. The whispers all week in Chicago had been that Kosgei was intending to make a serious …
