After his legs cramped up, Remus Medley walked on his hands-- now that's FiveFingers in action!-- across the finish line of the 2012 Boston Marathon. Photo by Jessica Rinaldi, Reuters.
Brandon Doughty, who works part-time at Two Rivers Treads, is also an accomplished high school runner, wining the mile and cross-country states his junior year. Here’s his pr’s: 400 meters-50.4; 800 meters-1:54.03; 1600 meters-4:12; 3200 meters-9:12. His top time for the 5K is a sizzling 15:23. In this photo, Brandon is simply doing what he knows best, and that is giving his all near the finish. He didn’t win the 800 meters race, but we’ll give him a 10 for his airborne form, giving new meaning to the term, “taking a dive.”No foot-striking now! A most classic finish: Haile Gebrselassie outkicks Paul Tergat for the 10,000 Meter Olympic Gold, at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.Top two male finishers in the 2005. Empire of the Run. It's only 1,576 steps to the top. But what a view of the Manhattan skyline after getting their wind back! In the foreground is Germany’s Thomas Dold who came in second; he has since won the race to the top of the Empire State building numerous times..Take a super close look in the photo of the footwear of 1951 Boston Marathon winner Shigeki Tanaka, 19, of Japan, a survivor of the Hiroshima bombing, who crossed the finish line in 2:27:45. He was running in "tabi" or split-toe shoes made by the Kob, Japanese footwear company called Onitsuka, named after its founder and which is best known today as Asics. Tabi running shoes were modeled after the traditional Japanese sandal which hasa strap between the big and second toe. For some reason, the tabi running shoes were discontinued several years later when Phil Knight's Blue Ribbon Sports started importing Tigers from Japan.
