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Interview: Suzy Favor Hamilton on Princess Half, depression, and Olympic fall
runDisney
March 7, 2012
After a long layoff from a sport that made her famous in the 1990s, three-time Olympian Suzy Favor Hamilton is running again. But this time it...
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Interview with Josh Cox: Marathon and marketing master heads to New York
New York City Marathon
November 2, 2011
Josh Cox has spent the last 11 years mastering the marathon. Since his debut at the distance in 1999, he’s run a personal best 2:13:51,...
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Woman runs across America in record time: Meet the female Dean Karnazes
Running
September 22, 2011
Whitney Henderson just may be the female Dean Karnazes. Like the 'Ultramarathon Man,' Henderson ran across America. Unlike Karnazes, she...
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Single-leg amputee Rick Ball on his marathon world record and 2012 Paralympics
Athlete profiles
January 6, 2011
If you think running a 1:20:44 half marathon and a 2:57:47 marathon is tough, try doing it with one leg and a prosthetic. Canadian Rick Ball holds...
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RunDisney rewards teen for sportsmanship shown at Disneyland Half Marathon
Disney marathons
November 18, 2010
When 76-year-old Shirley Rackner of Portland, Ore., went to Disneyland over Labor Day weekend, she had one goal: Finishing the Disneyland Half...
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Joan Benoit Samuelson on fueling, pressure and the 2012 Olympic Marathon Trials
Athlete profiles
November 9, 2010
Joan Benoit Samuelson knows a thing or two about proper marathon fueling. She should. She's been setting records at the distance ever since...
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New record set: Youngest woman to run 50 marathons in all 50 states plus DC
Athlete profiles
November 3, 2010
When Morgan Cummings ran her first marathon two months before graduating from MIT in October of 2008, she wasn't trying to set any records. She...
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Man returns to New York City Marathon fighting cancer with DetermiNation
New York City Marathon
November 1, 2010
When Joseph Caffrey first ran the New York City Marathon back in 1990, he crossed the finish line in five hours and three minutes. Back then he was...
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Meet ultra running legend Nikki Kimball
Athlete profiles
October 22, 2010
When it comes to ultra running, Nikki Kimball is a legend. Over the years she's won the Western States 100, the 50-mile Road National...
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'Survivor' star Ethan Zohn on the New York City Marathon, cancer and his charity
Athlete profiles
October 7, 2010
Ethan Zohn is a "Survivor." Not only did he win the reality show back in 2002, he also battled a rare form of Hodgkin's Lymphoma less...
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