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Thousands of runners expected to take to streets Sunday for Berkeley Half Marathon
Zipping down Telegraph Avenue, jogging around the UC Berkeley campus and on to the finish line, thousands of people are ...
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Study quantifies impact of Boston Marathon to area economy for first time
Approximately 34,000 people participated in the 128th Boston Marathon ... and 77% of spectators who attended said they were ...
Lauryn Azu: As a first-time marathoner, I didn’t even own a pair of running shoes. But I was keeping this promise to myself.
When I told my 92-year-old grandmother I planned to run the Chicago Marathon this year, she had a blunt warning: “You’ll kill ...
Why would anyone want to run 26.2 miles? 5 uniquely motivated Charlotte Marathoners explain
These are the personal stories of how Kim Callaway, Daní Benítez, Kristin Padgett and William Lin were inspired to make their ...
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An influencer who brought a camera crew on e-bikes to NYC Marathon gets disqualified and banned from all future events
This is not the first time Matthew Choi has brought his team on electric bikes into marathons – and the running community is ...
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Two tales of NYC Marathon triumph: Matt Politis and Carolyn Cannistraro
These stories belong to Carolyn Cannistraro, a Scarsdale resident, who handcycled the 26.2-mile course in six hours, one minute and nine seconds, and to Matt Politis, the former Pearl River High and ...
‘I took up running to cope with my dad’s death – and to prevent Alzheimer’s coming for me’
It was the small things at first, says Stuart Lambie. His father, Ian, would ask a question and then repeat it, minutes later ...
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One goal, 50 states: Daniel Chaplin’s historic half-marathon journey
Daniel Chaplin has made history as the first person with Down syndrome to complete a half-marathon in all 50 states.
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Texarkana native Lauren Turner runs New York City Marathon
Lauren Turner, a Texarkana native, now a New Yorker, recently achieved a major milestone by completing the iconic New York ...
A New York City Marathoner Turned to Running to Support Her Sobriety and It Transformed Her Life
Name: Elizabeth Pearson Age: 28 Hometown: Chicago, Illinois Occupation: Supply chain manager Time Running: 2 years Reason for ...
His heart stopped during last year's Richmond Marathon. This weekend, he'll run it again.
David Griffin was on a mission when he lined up for the Richmond Marathon on Nov. 11, 2023. He wanted to finish the 26.2-mile race in less than four hours and 30 minutes, a time that would be more ...
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What Do Marathon Runners Think About for 26.2 Miles?
Mile 13.1 to Mile 20 Keira D’Amato, 40, who set a since-broken American record in the women’s marathon in 2022, sometimes thinks about how aliens would find it odd to see people running in circles.