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Gebrselassie breaks world marathon record again

Ethiopia's Haile Gebrselassie was delighted to put his recent calf injury behind him to break his own world record on Sunday at the Berlin Marathon for the second consecutive year in the German capital.

The 35-year-old brushed off a calf injury he suffered in training two weeks ago to come home in a time of 2hrs 03min 59sec.

He took nearly half a minute off his own previous world record of 2hrs 04mins 26sec set here twelve months ago to fulfill his own confident pre-race prediction of setting a new best mark.

This was the sixth time the world record has been broken in Berlin on the traditionally flat course.

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Bill Rodgers' accomplishments, personality make him running's greatest ambassador

Blog:  Here's a great article about Bill Rodgers and why he's running's greatest ambassador.

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(Thanks to Cheryl Lowe for posting this article on Facebook)

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Ryan Shay's Autopsy Released

Blog:  According to his autopsy, Ryan Shay died of an irregular heartbeat and an elarged heart. 

Ryan was a former Notre Dame track star and collapsed at 5.5 mile mark of the Olympic Trials.

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Paula Radcliffe to miss London Marathon

Blog:  Paula Radcliffe is going to miss the London Marathon due to the toe injury that has been nagging her for quite some time.  She is hoping that it won't affect her shot at the Olympics.

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Changing the race: Kathrine Switzer

Blog:  Here's a great article about Kathrine Switzer.  She was the first woman to finish the Boston Marathon.  That finish led to the Olympics introducing a women's event. 

The article gives an overview of her accomplishments and what she's doing now.

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No running to marathon victories in 7 years

Blog:  Susannah Kvasnicka started running 7 years ago.  She had 2 kids and decided to take up the sport.  Now, at age 36, she'll be the oldest competitor at the US Olympic Trials. 

This a remarkable story about someone getting started later in life.



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Beating Cancer and Going for the Olympics

Blog:   Shaluinn Fullove was diagnosed with thryoid cancer in 2005.  Fortunately, she caught it early and treatment was a success.  Now she has her sights set on the Olympics.

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Jordan Fife breaks the 4 minute mile

Blog:  The 4 minute mile has been broken again.  Former Indiana State University runner Jordan Fife is the 300th runner in the world to do so.

He broke the record on Saturday with a time of 3:59.74

Congrats!

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Runner threatens lawsuit over doping test

Blog:  Another doping story.  If the runner would just take the test, this wouldn't be an issue.  You'd think he'd want to prove to the world that he's clean.

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Kenyan runner wrestles with dilemma

Blog:  Here's another sad story involving a runner from Kenya.  David Karanja's dilemma is to stay and train in Canada or return to Kenya to be with his daughter.  Runners like Karanja are considered "rock stars" in Kenya. Once the violence began in Kenya, the runners have become "targets" for extremists.  The violence has already claimed the lives of 2 other runners.

Here's a link to the story