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5/3 Riverbank Run Welcomes Back Inaugural Winner
FOX 17 ReporterWest Michigan's Fifth Third River Bank Run is back again for the 35th time. It's a special year for the big race and the thousands who plan to lace up Saturday morning. It’s a record year. Race organizers say 21,000 people are registered for all...Tags: Greg Meyer, Alzheimer's Disease, New York City
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Second annual Run for the Dream draws national field for 8K, many locals for half marathon
A national-class field is again entered and several thousand runners will compete in the second annual Run For The Dream race weekend in Williamsburg. The women's winners in the inaugural 8-kilometer race, Chris Kimbrough, and half marathon, Kristin...
Tags: College of William and Mary, Mark Andrews , Running, Boston Marathon, Track and Field
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Shorter heads list of U.S. men's marathon greats
There is no doubt Frank Shorter is the greatest U.S. men's marathoner ever.
And what better time than now to think about his stature - and that of all U.S. marathoners - with the U.S. Olympic marathon trials coming up Saturday in Houston?
So here is...Tags: Pan American Games, Boston Marathon, Running, 2016 Olympic Games, Madison Square Garden
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Hussein, Kimbrough win inaugural Masters 8K races
Mbarak Hussein hopes to compete well into his 50s and 60s, inspiring younger runners the way older runners motivate him. Chris Kimbrough simply hopes to compete more frequently.
Hussein and Kimbrough were the overall winners of the inaugural Fit to Run...Tags: Defense, Health, Colleges and Universities, Track and Field, Marathon
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Early registration to end Thursday night for Melbourne marathon
The Fitness Center - Orlando SentinelThe early entry period for the State Farm Melbourne & Beaches Music Marathon Weekend will end at midnight on Thursday, Sept. 30. Here are the fees and times for the big races set for Sunday, Feb. 6: Marathon (start time: 7 a.m. ) Until midnight Sept.... -
PPL loses 30 percent of customers; People shopping around for power
Staff reporterSince rate caps expired, both electric customers and companies are doing business differently. Many people are shopping around for better prices, looking to save some cash. The idea of shopping for a power supplier isn't new. The Electric Choice...Tags: Pennsylvania, Electricity Production and Distribution, Companies and Corporations, Services and Shopping, Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning
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Down That Road Again
Courant Staff WriterBill Rodgers ran his first road race as a high school senior. So did Amby Burfoot. Both ran at the Manchester Road Race. They both won the high school division - Burfoot from Fitch High in Groton in 1963, Rodgers from Newington High in 1965. They would...Tags: Track and Field, Manchester Road Race, Marathon, Sports
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Cullen Giving It A Re-Run
Courant Staff WriterMary Cullen didn't know much about the Manchester Road Race last year. She had never seen the course. She didn't know about the Highland Street hill. "That was definitely harder than I had anticipated," she said Thursday at the prerace press conference...Tags: Accidental Death, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Death, Track and Field, Thanksgiving
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What, No Shoes? Yes, Mr. Robbins
Courant Staff WriterThe Manchester Road Race generally draws runners wearing all kinds of outfits, but the group assembled at the end of Main Street before the race Thursday stood out. There were about 30 of them, most were barefoot, at a prerace warmup in honor of...Tags: Eyewear, eBay Inc., Nathan Hale, Society, Track and Field
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First Time's The Charm
Courant Staff WriterSteve Flanagan's claim to fame, his daughter said Thursday, was that he finished ahead of Bill Rodgers in the 1973 Manchester Road Race. "But I think that was when Bill Rodgers wasn't known as Bill Rodgers yet," Shalane Flanagan said. "It was just the...Tags: University of Connecticut, Family, Track and Field, Manchester Road Race, Sports
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Dobson Plays Catch With Bairu
Courant Staff WriterThanksgiving is a time for reunions, even at the Manchester Road Race. Bill Rodgers got a chance to get together and reminisce Thursday with his old Wesleyan roommate, Amby Burfoot. Alistair Cragg got to see old college rivals Simon Bairu and Ian...Tags: University of Connecticut, 3 Mile Walk, Colleges and Universities, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Track and Field
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2000: Regulars Bring In Winning Newcomers
The Hartford CourantEddy Hellebuyck first traveled to the Litchfield Hills Road Race from Belgium in 1993. The following year, he won the race, then settled in the United States with his wife, Shawn. He has become an American citizen and a regular at Litchfield every June....Tags: Health, Death, Track and Field, Marathon, Sports
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