<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news-events/stories/03-09-2017two-hour-marathon.php" dsn="news"><featured/><top-stories/><homepage/><pubDate>08/07/2017 03:40:46 PM</pubDate><title>New Study: Magical Two-Hour Marathon Mark Can Be Broken Now</title><subtitle/><description>Breaking the two-hour marathon mark is a magical, athletic milestone that has fascinated the running world for years but has never been accomplished. Now, a team of researchers from the University of Houston and the University of Colorado Boulder has laid out a series of mathematical calculations showing about four and a half minutes could be shaved off the current world record by using lighter shoes, a collaborative drafting strategy and ideal course.</description><author/><author-email/><author-phone/><image><img src="" alt=""/></image><categories>Arts &amp; Humanities</categories></item>