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Shannon Farar-Griefer hears the call of the wild Badwater race
Ultramarathons are to running what the Marquis de Sade was to romance. Not sure I support such extremism. When one of the sport's stars, a frantic rabbit by the name of Shannon Farar-Griefer, runs the infamous Badwater, she races on desert roads so hot...
Tags: Road Running, Multiple Sclerosis, Sports
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Goslawski steps down at Community Bike Works
After 19 years leading the charge, Stefan Goslawski is stepping aside as the executive director of Community Bike Works in Allentown as of July 1. The outreach program for inner-city youth that promoted good grades, good citizenship and learning the...
Tags: Cycling, Gymnastics, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Real Estate, Road Running
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Digest: Holt victorious in Half Marathon in Columbia
Running Holt victorious in Half Marathon in Columbia Bridget Holt, 34, of Gambrills won the second annual Athleta Iron Girl Columbia Half Marathon in Columbia in 1 hour, 21 minutes, 22 seconds. Tyler Brannen, 41, of New Hampshire took the 5K in 19:43....
Tags: Maryland Terrapins, Loyola University Maryland, Lacrosse, Hernia, Scotiabank Saddledome
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Tough Mudder race bringing 21,000 people to Schnecksville
They're calling it the Philadelphia Tough Mudder, but we're calling it the hometown Tough Mudder in the Lehigh Valley. According to Meghan Chisolm of DKC Public relations, Marketing & Government Affairs, which is promoting the event, about 21,000...
Tags: Cycling, Road Running, Bear Creek Mountain Resort & Conference Center, Car Safety Tips and Advice, Lehigh Valley Zoo
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Saucon Valley's Elizabeth Chikotas charting new path to success
Elizabeth Chikotas enjoyed the challenge as a little kid of trying to keep up with her mother, Ann, during their Hellertown nature walks. Chikotas loved attempting to beat the boys in the recess yard and during elementary school fun runs. The Saucon...Tags: Donovan, Cross Country Horse Racing, Teaching and Learning, Penn Relays, Britney Spears
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Bomb blast couldn't keep him down in Boston
Called up Bill Iffrig the other morning; he answers — no agent, no publicist. We chat awhile about running and how he came to be America's most famous marathon man. Iffrig is the older gentleman — all table legs and elbows — blown...Tags: Road Running, Sports, Boston Marathon
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Local marathoners overcome their fear from Boston bombings and hit the road once again
Too bad, you bunch of terrorist punks. You lose again. Just like always. Doesn't matter where you are – whether you're hiding in your pathetic spider hole, tucked away in your fortress on the hill or cowering in the fetal position in the...
Tags: American Revolutionary War (1775-1783), Road Running, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Sports, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013)
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Allentown police want public to enjoy St. Luke's Half Marathon but avoid paranoia
The terrible tragedy that occurred at the Boston Marathon less than two weeks ago is still fresh on our minds, but it's not a reason to give into the threat of terror when it comes to our sporting events, according to local officials. "There is a...
Tags: Marty Nothstein, Cycling, Hospitals and Clinics, Track Cycling, Road Running
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Bombings at finish have crossed a new line
It happened at the finish line. It wouldn't have been any less horrific if it had happened at mile 2 or mile 10 or mile 17, but the fact that the bombs exploded where they did at the Boston Marathon on Monday made the brutality even more symbolic....
Tags: Road Running, Symbols and Symbolism, Sports, Boston Marathon, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013)
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After Bombing, Rodgers And Beardsley Determined To Run Boston Next Year
The Hartford CourantOn Friday night, Bill Rodgers was in Roanoke, Va., getting ready to run a marathon relay with Frank Shorter Saturday. Dick Beardsley was looking out the window at a foot of snow in Minnesota, preparing to give a speech at a fundraiser to help people...Tags: Road Running, Manchester Road Race, Alberto Salazar, Sports, Oklahoma City Bombing (1995)
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Digest: Retired Hall of Fame horse trainer Kelly dead at 93
Horse racing Retired Hall of Fame trainer Kelly dead at 93 Hall of Fame trainer Thomas J. Kelly died Friday morning at St. Catherine's West Rehabilitation Hospital in Hialeah, Fla., after a brief illness, according to his son, Timothy D. Kelly. He was...Tags: Road Running, Track and Field, Coppin State University, Preakness Stakes, Hospitals and Clinics
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Cry of 'Oh, my God' resounds nationwide
Soon after the explosions, there appeared on the website of The Boston Globe a video of the moment. Runners in the city's iconic marathon are jogging across the finish line and everyone is cheering, when there is a clap of thunder and an orange bloom of...
Tags: Pulitzer Prize Awards, Road Running, Religion and Belief, The Boston Globe, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida)
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