Road Running

The Vegan Sportif

451press.com 17 hrs ago

The hot topic of the moment in the realm of veganism is athletics. Every vegan bodybuilder, boxer, runner, and more is coming out to speak about they keep fit on a healthy, animal-free diet and lifestyle. The news coverage on...

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Atlanta Joggers Inhaling 'Smog Cigarettes'

11alive.com 18 hrs ago

ATLANTA -- The 2008 Summer Olympic Games begin in just two weeks, and Beijing's air pollution is still so bad, endurance events such as the marathon may have to be postponed. As for the site of the 1996 Summer Games, Metro...

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guardian.co.uk

The glory trail: Read an extract from Bikila: Ethiopia's Barefoot Olympian, by Tim Judah

guardian.co.uk 14 hrs ago

It was the Rome Olympics of 1960 and an unknown produced the biggest surprise. Abebe Bikila, who'd begun running as a shepherd boy in the hills of Ethiopia, strode barefoot to victory in the marathon. Onni Niskanen, the Guards'...

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Abebe Bikila: an athlete par excellence

hindu.com 17 hrs ago

In 13 editions since its debut in Olympics, Ethiopia has scripted some of the most famous feats in track events — winning 14 gold, five silver and 12 bronze medals. But, not many of its athletes can the match aura and greatness...

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Runners give us reason to endure rough race

deseretnews.com yesterday 3 related

I first noticed Sarah Oliphant on a stretch of road that reached uphill just a little too long around mile 11 or 12 of Thursday's Deseret News Marathon. He said he chose the Deseret News Marathon last year because it was on a...

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ibtimes.com

Olympian PR bout under way in Washington

wtop.com yesterday 9 related

Democracy activists and Falun Gong practitioners demonstrate near the Washington Monument in Washington in support of people who have quit the Chinese Communist Party Friday, July 18, 2008. But already the competition between...

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Deseret News Men's 10K Race: Aussie races to 10K victory

deseretnews.com yesterday 2 related

Andrew Letherby was one of three Australians to have beaten the international Olympic qualifying time for 2008, but his homeland selected only one of them to go to Beijing next month. "I had the IAAF standard, but Australia...

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Deseret News Marathon: Chirlee churns his way to win

deseretnews.com yesterday 2 related

Top marathon runners know the trip down Big Mountain and Emigration Canyon is a brutal one. The steep grade and elevation drop can blow up a pair of calves and force even the best runners in the world to abandon the race in agony.

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Olympian PR bout under way in Washington

baynews9.com yesterday 87 related

Democracy activists and Falun Gong practitioners demonstrate near the Washington Monument in Washington in support of people who have quit the Chinese Communist Party Friday, July 18, 2008. But already the competition between...

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2nd Annual Mississippi Blues Marathon and Half-Marathon Announced for January 3, 2009

prnewswire.com yesterday 2 related

2nd Annual Mississippi Blues Marathon and Half-Marathon Announced for January 3, 2009 JACKSON, Miss., July 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Plans for the running of the 2nd Annual Mississippi Blues Marathon and Half-Marathon were announced...

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