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[TRENDING NEWS] Students Use the Los Angeles Marathon as a Way to Keep Going

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Author: BY MATTHEW FUTTERMAN - Publish Date: October 25, 2021 at 12:24AM Over the past three decades, more than 50,000 students have trained for and completed the Los Angeles Marathon.

[TRENDING NEWS] Kenyan Olympian’s Killing Exposes Surge of Violence Against Women

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Author: BY ABDI LATIF DAHIR - Publish Date: October 25, 2021 at 12:12AM Agnes Jebet Tirop, 25, a rising running star, was stabbed to death in her home this month. Her husband has been arrested.

[TRENDING NEWS] 5 Tips for Choosing Running Shoes

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Author: BY INGRID SKJONG - Publish Date: October 14, 2021 at 11:42PM It's always best to try them in person.

[TRENDING NEWS] A Prank Gift Propels an Underdog to New Heights in the Marathon

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Author: BY TALYA MINSBERG - Publish Date: October 3, 2021 at 11:33PM Keira D’Amato thought her dreams of a professional running career were over. Now, as a 36-year-old mother of two, she’s a podium contender at the Chicago Marathon.

[TRENDING NEWS] ‘You Beat My Record, Bro’: Notable Performances at the U.S. Track Trials

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Author: BY TALYA MINSBERG - Publish Date: June 27, 2021 at 11:54PM Donavan Brazier failed to qualify, Abbey Cooper took a big gamble, Elle Purrier St. Pierre recovered from a near fall and Raven Saunders lived up to her “Hulk” nickname.

[TRENDING NEWS] The Making of Team U.S.A. Track and Field

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Author: BY TALYA MINSBERG - Publish Date: June 20, 2021 at 11:47PM The stakes couldn’t be higher for participating athletes. Finishing in the top three — provided you have hit the time standard — means you’re headed to Tokyo. One misstep or miscalculation and you’re out.

[TRENDING NEWS] The Making of Team U.S.A. Track and Field

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Author: BY TALYA MINSBERG - Publish Date: June 20, 2021 at 11:47PM The stakes couldn’t be higher for participating athletes. Finishing in the top three — provided you have hit the time standard — means you’re headed to Tokyo. One misstep or miscalculation and you’re out.

[TRENDING NEWS] You Probably Need New Running Shoes. Here’s How to Upgrade.

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Author: BY TALYA MINSBERG - Publish Date: March 14, 2021 at 10:50AM Look at the bottom of your sneakers for clues as to when you need a new pair. And trust your local running store to help you find the right fit.

[TRENDING NEWS] With Each Run, a City Shaken by Racism Is ‘Finding the Greater Good’

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Author: BY ANNA KATHERINE CLEMMONS - Publish Date: December 27, 2020 at 03:00PM The route William Jones III designed 15 years ago through predominantly Black neighborhoods in Charlottesville, Va., has become the impetus for a diverse running group that’s grown since the summer.

[TRENDING NEWS] On Running While Black, With More Hope Than Before

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Author: BY KURT STREETER - Publish Date: November 22, 2020 at 03:00PM As Black Lives Matter signs popped up in recent months, our columnist grew less wary of running in predominantly white neighborhoods. But is that optimism premature?

[TRENDING NEWS] It Was 50 Years Ago Today, the Marathon Came to New York to Stay

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Author: BY GEORGE A. HIRSCH - Publish Date: September 13, 2020 at 11:30AM There won’t be a New York City Marathon this year, but we can celebrate the anniversary of the first one, held on Sept. 13, 1970.

[TRENDING NEWS] ‘Me siento fuerte y libre’: Las mujeres en Somalilandia se aficionan a correr

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Author: BY ABDI LATIF DAHIR - Publish Date: March 21, 2020 at 08:02AM En una sociedad conservadora y tradicional cada vez hay más atletas femeninas que participan en un evento para corredores, una señal de que algo puede estar cambiando para las mujeres.

[TRENDING NEWS] Muslim Student Athlete Disqualified From Race for Wearing Hijab

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Author: BY LIAM STACK - Publish Date: October 25, 2019 at 08:59AM Noor Alexandria Abukaram, 16, was disqualified from a high school cross-country race in Ohio because she did not have permission to run in her hijab. Officials said the rule might change.

[TRENDING NEWS] What Apes Can Teach Us About Our Heart Health

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Author: BY GRETCHEN REYNOLDS - Publish Date: October 9, 2019 at 04:00PM If gorillas and chimpanzees were born to clamber and climb, humans were born to walk and run.

[TRENDING NEWS] Alberto Salazar: Four-Year Doping Ban for the Distance Running Coach

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Author: BY JERÉ LONGMAN AND MATT HART - Publish Date: October 1, 2019 at 08:23AM The United States Anti-Doping Agency announced the ban against Salazar, a former star runner who is the head coach for the Nike Oregon Project.

[TRENDING NEWS] A Marathon at Midnight, to Beat the Heat at the World Championships in Doha

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Author: BY SCOTT CACCIOLA - Publish Date: September 28, 2019 at 11:04AM Most of the athletes at the track and field world championships in Qatar are competing in an air-conditioned stadium, but a 26.2-mile marathon course defies such amenities.

[TRENDING NEWS] I Went for a Run. Then My Heart Stopped.

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Author: TODD WASSERMAN - Publish Date: June 18, 2019 at 07:00AM This past New Year’s Eve, I expressed thanks for getting through another year. Two days later, I was nearly dead.

[TRENDING NEWS] Gabriele Grunewald, Runner Who Chronicled Journey With Cancer, Dies at 32

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Author: LINDSAY CROUSE - Publish Date: June 12, 2019 at 07:00AM Grunewald competed in middle distances, reaching the Olympic trials multiple times, despite facing a rare metastatic cancer.

[TRENDING NEWS] Maternity Leave for Sponsored Runners

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Author: JEN A. MILLER - Publish Date: May 18, 2019 at 07:00AM A video about female runners losing their pay and health insurance if they are pregnant sends ripples through the running world.

[TRENDING NEWS] Maternity Leave for Athletes? Just Do It.

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Author: ALYSIA MONTANO - Publish Date: May 12, 2019 at 07:00AM Olympic runner Alysia Montaño had accomplished all her dreams but one: being a mom. When she finally went for it, she faced her biggest challenge yet — her sponsors.