The sun shines on 36,000 runners at the London Marathon

Having run three marathons and volunteered at another two, this year I decided to visit my home city marathon purely for the spectacle and enjoyment. Additionally, having recently upgraded to a new Digital SLR,...

22-year-old runner dies after London Marathon

A 22-year-old has died after running the London Marathon. Over 36,000 runners entered the race, out of which St. John Ambulance says they treated 5,032 people. Conditions for this year's run were extremely warm...

Get Yer Glow-Kits Out

This year's annual MoonWalk, a breast cancer charity event, will feature custom-made glow-in-the-dark brassieres for certain high-profile (that means famous, not, um, you know) participants. Also on hand will be glow-in-the-dark [pimp-my-bra street-glow kits. This charity...

Run, Vancouver

by Linda Solomon for www.thevancouverobserver.com By 10 a.m., runners were pouring onto the Cambie Street Bridge, as the Vancouver Sun Run progressed across the city.

French runner dies in Morocco's Sand Marathon

One of the most fierce running competitions in the world -- the Marathon des Sables or Marathon of the Sands in Morocco has claimed a life of a 49 year-old French runner. Bernard Juke was found in his tent by his...

Fred Mogaka wins LA Marathon

The Los Angeles Marathon attracted a huge number of participants and volunteers for this year's mega running event. A new course was designed to showcase the city's landmarks and landscape. Kenya's Fred Mogaka,...

Colorado Athlete Competes After Paralyzing Accident

"Colorado Athlete Competes After Paralyzing Accident Brooke Wagner Reporting (CBS4) DENVER Six years ago, competitive cyclist Tricia Downing was on a training ride in Golden when a driver hit her head-on. She was paralyzed from the chest down. From her hospital bed, Downing...

Reaching Your Resolutions

"Resolutions It's that time of year again. The New Year - 2007 - is well upon us, and many of us made our New Year's Resolutions less than a month ago. What was your resolution? Perhaps it was to make a major lifestyle change - to quit smoking, lose weight, run a marathon, or...

Tropical Marathon To Cause Delays And Closures

" Thousands of runners will hit the streets for Sunday’s Tropical Marathon, which means commuters should expect extensive street closures and Metrobus detours. The Tropical Marathon will interrupt regular Metrobus service and cause various street closures in Downtown Miami,...

Mumbai Marathon or Iron man

"Mumbai Marathon or Ironman Weather it is the Mumbai Marathon or the Ironman, some one seems to be ready for it. The running shoes are there and so is the bike, just needs a little air in the wheels. Mumbai Marathon will take place tomorrow. There are going to be a lot of...

Athlete loses citizenship for competing in Israel

Amazingly, right along the heels of my previous post is this bit of blatant paranoid idiocy from Bahrain." January 06, 2007 Associated Press ...

Lance Armstrong impresses at marathon (AP)

" NEW YORK - About an hour after the men's and women's champions had crossed the finish line, the crowd really started to buzz at the New York City Marathon. Lance Armstrong was coming. The seven-time Tour de France champion made an impressive marathon debut Sunday,...

Armstrong Gets a Taste of Running Endurance: Thrills the NYC Crowd

"I think I bit off more than I could chew, I thought the marathon would be easier," he said. "(My shins) started to hurt in the second half, especially the right one. I could barely walk up here, because the...

So many stories for this years NYC Marathon

"# Lance Armstrong will have a crazy team of people who will pace him: Past marathon winner Alberto Salazar and Joan Benoit Samuelsson and Olympic 1500m and 5000m champion Hicham el-Guerrouj! # Paul Tergat and...

Impeach Bush Jogging Circus to Hit NYC Marathon

Another amazing event from the fantastic people at the Institute for Infinitely Small Things. It is astonishing what can come of the fruitful juncture of art and athletic wear.   ---When Sunday,...

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