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April 15, 2008

Runner dribbles his way to new world record

Image Blog:  A runner in the London Marathon is the new world record holder for the fastest marathon run while dribbling a basketball.  He did it in four hours, 30 minutes, and 29 seconds

Yep, the record you never thought would fall has fallen.


Here's the rest of the story


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April 14, 2008

Jogger saved by strangers now dead

Blog:  You might remember a story I posted earlier this month about a jogger who collapsed of a heart attack who was revived by a nurse and someone experienced in CPR.  Unfortunately, the jogger died over the weekend.  Very sad.

Here's the story

April 11, 2008

Bees attack half-marathon runners

Images14 Blog:  Well, that would just suck.  Running a half-marathon and getting attacked by bees.  It happened to runners in Japan.

Here's the story





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April 03, 2008

This jogger got lucky

16123352690 Blog:  A jogger in Canada had a heart attack while running on Tuesday.  Lucky for him, a CPR instructor and nurse saw him collapse and rushed to his aid. 


Here's the article



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March 21, 2008

Record breaking marathon effort starts early from John O’Groats

1692621 Blog:  Bernie Hollywood, 48, is going to run 35 marathons in 22 days for charity.  He'll begin on Saturday. 

Good Luck!

Click here to read more



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March 14, 2008

Former New York Governor couldn't run from trouble

Eliot_spitzer Blog:  A short article appeared on Runner's World.com today about how former Governor Spitzer took a long run last Friday as New York Times' reporters were putting together the story about him and the hooker.

Okay, so that's not really "running news".  But I thought I'd post it anyway ;-)

Here's the link







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March 12, 2008

Argentina stops blind runner traveling to Falklands

Finish_001_300x400 Argentine authorities have refused a charter flight permit to allow a blind marathon runner, --and his dog--, to fly to the Falklands to begin his seven marathons on seven continents in seven days quest aimed at raising funds for charity.


Click here for the rest of the story





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March 04, 2008

101 year old man to run marathon

_42635917_buster203 Blog:  A 101 year old man in London just ran a half-marathon on Sunday.  As soon as he finished the race, the first thing he said was, "Where's my beer?". 

He now plans to run the full marathon in London.  We'll keep you posted on his progress.  This is a great story.

Click here to read the BBC article about him


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February 26, 2008

Running of the Reindeer

Blog:  Spain may have the running of the bulls, but Alaska now has the running of the reindeer.  Yep, that's right.  The first annual race was held in Anchorage on Saturday. 

Click here to read an article about the race

Here's a video that was filmed by one of the runners in the race:

No Walking. You Must Run on the Moon.

Images20 Blog:  I'm not a scientist.  Nor do I claim to be one. 

If you want to learn more about why future astronauts should run on the moon, you'll need to click below.


Click right here