World Report: April 26, 2002 Vol.7 No. 24
- This Issue:
- Table of Contents
- Cover Story
- Cover Story - Spanish Version
- Mini-Lesson
- Comprehension Quiz
- Teacher's Guide and Worksheets
A Record-Breaking Run
Meet the world's fastest marathon man. Last week, Khalid Khannouchi, 30, set a new world record in the 26.2 mile event. He ran the London Marathon in England in 2 hours, 5 minutes and 38 seconds. That's about 13 miles an hour! A U.S. citizen, Khannouchi was born in Morocco, where he trained with, and often beat, top runners. "I knew I was going to be somebody," he says. Whose world record did he beat last week? His own, set in 1999. He smashed it by 4 seconds.
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