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L.A. Marathon changes race date again - to Memorial Day

a shared story    3 weeks 1 day 22 hours 53 minutes ago
The race's new operators, under a City Council mandate, had planned to stage the 2009 marathon on Presidents Day. But now they are moving it to May 25 because of traffic and scheduling concerns. The new operators of the Los Angeles Marathon confirmed today that they...(more)  comments (0)  | report problem


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New world record set in men's marathon

a shared story    9 weeks 3 days 4 hours 53 minutes ago
Haile Gebrselassie broke his own marathon world record on Sunday, becoming the first runner to finish under 2 hours, 4 minutes.  comments (0)  | report problem


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Desert High

a shared story    13 weeks 3 days 16 hours 53 minutes ago
There's no feeling quite like running up a 200-foot-high sand dune with 19 miles behind you and 7.2 still to go to the finish line of a marathon through the world's driest desert. It's a challenge so intimidating -- and a potential triumph so sublime...(more)  comments (0)  | report problem
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Vt. man biking to California to warm up for race

a shared story    11 weeks 2 days 7 hours 53 minutes ago
A Vermont man planning to ride in a 508-mile bicycle race in California is taking the long way to the starting line. He's pedaling there.  comments (0)  | report problem


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British mountain runners stranded by heavy rain

a shared story    5 weeks 3 days 9 hours 53 minutes ago
British police say that more than 1,000 runners remain unaccounted for after a long-distance mountain race was called off due to heavy rain and flooding.  comments (0)  | report problem



Runner Is Master at Any Distance

a shared story    5 weeks 4 days 4 hours 53 minutes ago
After qualifying for five Olympic trials in distances from 800 meters to the marathon, Alisa Harvey, 43, enters tomorrow's Marine Corps Marathon not quite a contender but hardly just another runner. It's not that she won't be competitive, although Harvey concedes that her fastest days...(more)  comments (0)  | report problem


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Paralympic Games begin in Beijing

a shared story    12 weeks 4 days 3 hours 54 minutes ago
The Paralympic Games opened in Beijing on Saturday with a burst of fireworks as China welcomed another chance to cement its role as a global player to an international audience. Thousands of cheerleaders and dancers in puffy, rainbow-colored suits performed a...   comments (0)  | report problem


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Triathlete, 14, Is an Ironman Who's Not Yet a Man

a shared story    3 weeks 2 days 8 hours 53 minutes ago
It's a drizzly, gray dawn on Maryland's Eastern Shore as 291 bold souls in wetsuits and goggles wade into Hambrook Bay for a grueling test of stamina that will stretch past nightfall. But it's easy to pick out 14-year-old Hunter Lussi. He's the one with...(more)  comments (0)  | report problem



First-Timer Marathoners Win

a shared story    5 weeks 3 days 53 minutes ago
First-time marathoners won the men's and women's divisions of the 33rd Marine Corps Marathon on Sunday. Andrew Dumm of Washington took the men's race, finishing the course among the monuments in the nation's capital in 2 hours, 22 minutes, 42 seconds, and Cate Fenster of...(more)  comments (0)  | report problem


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Drug that got Lund banned from Turin will be legal

a shared story    7 weeks 6 days 21 hours 53 minutes ago
The drug that got American skeleton racer Zach Lund barred from the Turin Olympics hours before the opening ceremony is being removed from the World Anti-Doping Agency's banned list.  comments (0)  | report problem


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Yao has delivered, now it's China's turn

a shared story    16 weeks 1 day 17 hours 13 minutes ago
On his way out of the game, Yao Ming thrust his fist through the air, and soon made that long, wobbly walk to the Chinese bench. The end of a brilliant and historic night for basketball, the end of responsibility for Yao. His work is done....(more)  comments (0)  | report problem



Paula Radcliffe repeats as New York marathon champion

a shared story    4 weeks 3 days 53 minutes ago
Marilson Gomes dos Santos of Brazil wins the men's race for the second time in three years. Paula Radcliffe defended her title at the New York City Marathon on Sunday to become the second woman to win the race three times.  comments (0)  | report problem


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