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Math Proves It: Usain Bolt Could Be Even Faster
Sure, Usain Bolt is probably the fastest man to ever live, but one Cambridge math professor doesn't think he's achieved his full potential. In a new study, John Barrow shows that Bolt could shave 0.13...
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Kenyans Dominate Sweltering Boston Marathon
Kenyans conquered an unusually-hot Boston Marathon , with Wesley Korir winning in 2 hours, 12 minutes, and 40 seconds. Sharon Cherop beat out another Kenyan, Jemima Jelagat Sumgong, in a last-minute...
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Barefoot Running Craze Dogged by Injuries
Swept by the barefoot running craze, ultramarathoner Ryan Carter ditched his sneakers for footwear that mimics the experience of striding unshod. Within three weeks of switching over, he was clocking...
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To Run Like a Cheetah, Get Stronger Thighs
Scientists trying to figure out how cheetahs manage to run faster than any other mammal might have a few tips to pass along to human runners, reports the New York Times ' Well blog . For one thing,...
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40 Years Later, Prefontaine's Last Big Record Is Busted
It took 40 years, but Steve Prefontaine's US record in the 5,000 meters finally fell Thursday night. It was the last major record held by Prefontaine, who died in a 1975 car crash at age 24, reports...
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Olympic Runner Quits After Confusing Photo Finish
A US Olympic runner who said she felt "in her heart of hearts" that she belonged on the 100-meter team has withdrawn rather than race again, ABC News reports. Jeneba Tarmoh tied fellow American Allyson...
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Runner Speaks Out After Dead-Heat Controversy
Jeneba Tarmoh is heartbroken over the "dead heat" controversy that kept her from a spot on the Olympic 100-meter team , she tells the New York Times . Tarmoh felt cheated after being unofficially...
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Meet the Queen of Ultrarunning
Ultrarunners compete over hundreds of miles and for days at a time in a single race. But even by those superhuman standards, British ultrarunner Lizzy Hawker, 36, is particularly, well, ultra. Hawker...
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Is Too Much Exercise Bad for You?
With some studies showing the health benefits of running—good cholesterol levels, improved blood pressure—may be offset by heart conditions like plaque buildup in arteries and arrhythmia in extreme...
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Wild Race Runs Around One NYC Block—for 52 Days
It almost defies belief: A dozen runners are in the midst of a race that will take them around a single Queens, NY, block ... 5,649 times. That makes it a 3,100-mile race or, in this case, "spiritual...
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Runners Cover Rocky's Route— All 31 Miles of It
In Rocky II , the boxer pulls off a rather astounding feat: He appears, in a montage, to run from South Philadelphia to train tracks seven miles northeast, then suddenly back to South Philly before...
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Too Much Running Could Actually Kill You Sooner
Training to run a marathon has got to be one of the healthiest things you can do, right? Maybe not: A new study found that "moderate" runners lived longer than people who don't exercise at all— and...
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Rising Trend: Women Who Run Half-Marathons
Female runners are making half-marathons the sport's most popular distance race, reports Runner's World . It takes note of new stats from Running USA showing that a record 1.95 million people finished...
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Boston Runners: We Ran, Limped, Walked ... Together
Today's Boston marathon is in the books , but what makes the race so special will continue to reverberate beyond today, or even this year. Boston runners and their supporters share their thoughts: "In...
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Cops: Woman Hurls Chicken Breast, Cat Poop at Runners
You've worked a long shift and you're trying to sleep in on a Sunday. But five stories below, a bunch of runners are making a racket in the street. You are entitled to grumble and roll over. You are...
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Man Runs 7.5-Mile Race... While Having a Heart Attack
Just 100 yards into Wolfgang Zech's 44th consecutive Dipsea Race—a challenging 7.5-miler that involves lots of steep terrain and three 50-story flights of stairs in California's Marin County—the...
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Running Just Minutes a Day Cuts Death Risk
Good news for those who keep meaning to exercise, but can never seem to find the time: If you can manage a few minutes of running a day—even going slowly—you may cut your risk of death from...
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Women Runners Way Better Than Men at Pacing Themselves
When it comes to pacing, women runners have men beat. A study of 91,929 runners in 14 marathons noted that after the halfway point, men generally slow down by nearly 16%, while women slow down just...
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12-Toed Runner: 'Hurts Every Time I Put My Shoes On'
An 18-year-old heptathlete from West Bengal, India, is preparing for her first big international competition—and facing a challenge few competitors must address. Swapna Barman has six toes on each...
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Kenyans Romp at Chicago Marathon
Kenyans ruled the Chicago Marathon today, with Eliud Kipchoge leading a 1-2-3 men's sweep and compatriot Rita Jeptoo repeating as the women's winner. Kipchoge pulled away over the last two miles for...
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