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Runner's Last-Minute Goof Costs Her Thousands

Senbere Teferi's resume has some big-name races on it. The 28-year-old Ethiopian runner placed second in the 5000m at the 2015 World Athletics Championships and finished fifth and sixth, respectively,...

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As Far as Ultramarathon Runners Go, He's Remarkable

Renowned ultramarathon runner Dag Aabye, now 82, moved to Canada from Norway when he was young and fell in love with the harsh wilderness. Living in a bus off-the-grid on a mountainside in British...

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Report: 11K Cheated in Mexico City Marathon

This year's Mexico City Marathon was a carnival of cheating, with more than a third of the 30,000 runners disqualified, according to Spanish sports newspaper Marca . According to Marca, tracking data...

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He Just Shattered the Marathon World Record

Kelvin Kiptum on Sunday ran the Chicago Marathon in what once would have been an unthinkable time: barely over 2 hours. The Kenyan runner's 2:00:35 finish, which still must be ratified, beat the...

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Boy, 11, on Track to Break a Running Record by Age 62

Seb Jellema has been working toward an ambitious goal since January: The 11-year-old Scottish boy wants to beat the world record by Ron Hill, who ran at least a mile every day for 52 years and 39 days,...

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She Finished Notorious Race on 3 Minutes of Sleep

That Jasmin Paris managed to do what no woman and only 19 men have ever done was widely reported. But how the 40-year-old Scottish veterinarian managed to finish the notorious Barkley Marathons in...

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After Fleeing FLDS, Running Became Her Saving Grace

When Darlene Barlow Stubbs was growing up in Short Creek, Arizona, she wasn't allowed to have toys, a bike, or even books. Under the new leadership of Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of...

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She Finished Olympic Marathon With a Broken Leg

British runner Rose Harvey finished 78th in the women's marathon at the Paris Olympics—a disappointing result when compared to her previous marathon times, but incredibly impressive for somebody...

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Disney TikToker Collapses, Dies at Disneyland Race

"I really hope I get through the race tomorrow morning," Caleb Graves, a popular Disney travel TikToker, posted in a video Saturday, the day before the Halloween Half Marathon at Disneyland resort in...

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