Blog: Here's a short interview with Warren Bonney, an 84 year old guy who still runs 9 miles each week. I love reading about guys like him. I hope I can still run at that age.
Click here to read his interview
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Blog: Here's a great story about a man who became a runner after having a heart attack. He quit smoking, changed his diet and left his high-pressure job.
If you're looking to change your life, read this article.
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Blog: This is a story about determination. Cindy Gill, 40, ran the Boston Marathon a few weeks ago. With only 10k left, she suffered a stress fracture in her leg. Even though the pain was killing her, she pressed on and finished.
Here's the story
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Colorado resident Michael McBride doesn't mind answering the same questions over and over. He's just happy to have the ability to answer them.
He finished the Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon not in the time he wanted, but he did finish.
Striving for a time of 7 hours, McBride came in at 8 hours, 13 minutes
He finished, and his oxygen cart wasn't too far behind. A friend created a combination of a rickshaw and a trailer device for him to place all his oxygen tanks. It can hold up to 100 pounds.
He suffers from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, a lung ailment that more than 13 million Americans suffer from.
"It was just great to be out here,” McBride said. "I'm a little hot, and my feet hurt. In other words, I'm just like any other runner.”
This was his second full marathon.
story courtesy NewsOK.com
Blog: Here's a neat article about a guy who beat testicular cancer and qualified for Boston. His hero (no surprise) is Lance Armstrong. Towards the end of the race, he found himself running next to Lance. It's a great story and definitely worth reading.
Click here
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Blog: A runner in England is getting closer to his goal of running 500 marathons before he turns 50 years old. This weekend, at the age of 44, he'll complete his 450th marathon. Wow!
Here's the link to the story
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Blog: This is pretty interesting. David O'Meara is trying to inspire older athletes (30+ years old) to run faster. During this summer, he'll complete 20 one mile races in 20 weeks in 20 different North American cities in less than 5 minutes each at age 45.
Wait.... I'm 37 yrs old. When did I get old???
Here's the link to his website
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Marathon man Dave Heeley’s inspirational challenge to run seven
marathons on seven continents in seven days had a spectacular start
today.
The blind West Bromwich runner and his guide runner Malcolm Mad Mac Carr were saluted with a Tornado fly-past as their 7/7/7 challenge began on the Falkland Islands at midnight.
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Blog: Anne Mahlum founded "Back on My Feet" a running group for homeless people in Philadelphia. In order to participate, each person must be clean and sober for 30 days. To date, the program has logged over 5,000 miles.
Click here to read more
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Blog: At this year's Boston Marathon, Nick Giordano will be running for someone different -- himself. He was diagnosed with a liver disease a few years ago and is running this year to celebrate his health.
Click here to read Nick's story
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