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Runners have own incentives to go the distance
Chicago Tribune reporterBetter organization—including two to three times the amount of water and Gatorade stocked at drink stands along the Chicago Marathon route—helped keep Sunday's race from becoming the miserable meltdown that shuttered last year's event hours...Tags: Clothing and Textiles Industry, Grant Park, Buckingham Fountain, Bank of America Corp., Pain
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Star Track: David Woodson
Christopher Newport's David Woodson, 21, of Gloucester has developed into one of the best distance runners in Captains history. Recently, he ran 8 kilometers in 25 minutes, 49 seconds, to place sixth in the Division III pre-national meet at Hanover, Ind....Tags: National Collegiate Athletic Association, Cross Country Horse Racing
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In no hurry
Baltimore Marathon officials allowed seven hours for people to complete yesterday's 26.2-mile race. Ray Scharenbrock chugged in with 45 seconds to spare - and a maxim for runners everywhere.
"Each finish line is a gift from God," said Scharenbrock, 75....Tags: Billy Joel, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Marathon, M&T Bank Stadium
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Warming up for marathon travel
Fall is prime time for marathons. Some runners make a dash to the airport just for the chance to cross the finish line in another city. Yesterday was the Baltimore Running Festival. Today is the Chicago Marathon. And more are to come. A colleague of...Tags: Weather Reports, Chicago Marathon, Marathon
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Cheruiyot overcomes great suffering to win Chicago Marathon
Tribune staff reporterThere are so many talented young Kenyans — thousands, at least — and they have seen road racing become a yellow brick road out of poverty at home. It makes them vulnerable to exploitation, to European agents who promise them opportunity and...Tags: Orthodoxy, Christianity, Weather Reports, Chicago Weather, Hospitals and Clinics
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Kenya's Evans Cheruiyot wins Chicago Marathon
AP Sports WriterKenya's Evans Cheruiyot won his second marathon in two tries, pulling away late from countryman David Mandago before finishing in 2 hours, 6 minutes, 25 seconds to win the Chicago Marathon on a warm Sunday morning. A winner at Milan in December, the 26-...Tags: Orthodoxy, Christianity, Weather Reports, Chicago Weather, Awards and Prizes
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EAST STROUDSBURG UNIVERSITY BASKETBALL MIDNIGHT MADNESS OCT. 16 -- 8 p.m., Koehler Fieldhouse … program run from 8:30 p.m. until 10 p.m., admission free, ring in the upcoming 2008-09 basketball season … includes games, free food, great...Tags: Demographics, Cancer, Vince Carter, Tom Kennedy, Rivers
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Emotional distance: Running for a cause
Midway through today's Baltimore Marathon, when her feet start to blister and her legs start to burn, Beth O'Grady will look toward heaven and ask her brother for help. "OK, Steve, we're halfway there," she'll say. "Give me strength." Then, as always,...Tags: Cancer, Genetics, Baby Products, Marathon, Baby Products, Games, and Toys
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Homeless men will run for their new, better lives
Mike Solomon will hit the streets tomorrow for all the right reasons. Homeless last year, and hooked for much of his life on drugs and booze, he has since recovered and will compete in the half-marathon at the Baltimore Running Festival.
Gone are the...Tags: Mile Run, Marathon, Homelessness
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Great places to cheer for the marathon runners
The Tribune asked marathon veterans and their coaches about their favorite spots to watch the Chicago Marathon. For most competitors, the race will begin in Grant Park near Buckingham Fountain at 8 a.m. Sunday. Here are five places: 1. The north end...Tags: Grant Park, Buckingham Fountain, Chicago Marathon, Marathon, Lake Shore Drive
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Who hit teenager in head with shot put?
A wild pitch isn't all that unusual in baseball, but it's a rarity in shot putting. A Richmond high school student who was seriously injured when he was hit in the head by a shot putter's errant toss is seeking something more than an apology from the...Tags: Injuries, Metal and Mineral, People, Teen-agers, Court Administration
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Cycling governing body allows Lance Armstrong to make road race comeback in Australia
Associated Press WriterGENEVA (AP) _ Cycling's governing body is relaxing its own rules to allow Lance Armstrong to make his road race comeback in Australia in January. The International Cycling Union said the seven-time Tour de France champion can compete in the Jan. 20-25...Tags: Lance Armstrong, Road Race Cycling, Cycling
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