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Lead Stories: Tuesday, December 2, 2008

TFS News Briefs: 12/06/07

Posted December 6th, 2007 at 2:23 PM by Jimmie R. Markham

Section: News & Results, Marathons, Cross Country, Track & Field, Olympics, Drugs In Sports, TFS News Briefs, Trail / Ultra, Masters

8 Athletes From Keene State Test Positive, Track Coach Not Surprised
According to the Keene State College website, 8 athletes tested positive for marijuana in a recent random test of 20 athletes, neither the athletes names nor their sport was revealed. The Keene State College track and cross-country head coach Peter Thomas said, “I was a college student. I’m not surprised.” Read more at: [KSC The Equinox (subscription), NH]

X-Man Arrested for “resisting arrest without violence”
Xavier “X-Man” Carter, in Gainesville, FL training for the Beijing Olympics, was arrested after he ran from police who were approaching him and two companions. The other two men had been involved in an incident at a Jimmy John’s Gourmet Sandwich Shop. According to this article, Carter’s attorney said he was confident his client wouldn’t face charges. Perhaps Carter was doing some sprint training at the time. Read more at: [Orlando Sentinel][TheTownTalk.com]

Ryan Hall Profiled on USA Today
USA Today features a profile of Ryan Hall, America’s current marathon King. Ryan is quoted in the article as saying, “”I know I can run considerably faster. There’s definitely more gears in there. I’ll get to test those in Beijing.” Read more at: [USA Today]

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Quote of the Day: 10/22/07

Posted October 22nd, 2007 at 6:00 AM by Martin Kennedy

Section: Motivation, Famous Quotes

“Anyone can run 20 miles. It’s the next six that count.”

- Barry Magee, Olympic marathon bronze medalist

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26.2 - vs. - 13.1:
13.1 reasons for running a half-marathon before attempting your first full

Posted June 4th, 2007 at 6:08 PM by Bridget Sullivan

Section: Running & Training, Health & Fitness, Exercise

Let’s get this one simple fact straight: you do not have to run a marathon to be considered a “real runner.” Anyone who pounds their feet on the pavement in repetitious monotony, automatically knows how many miles are in a 5K, and doesn’t laugh when someone bellows out the word “fartlek,” is a REAL runner.

But since the running boom officially “boomed” a second time with Oprah’s 26.2 feat in 1994, not to mention her triumphal landing on the cover of Runner’s World magazine, more and more runners continue to spin their feet at the distance. Dubbed “everyman’s Everest’ by former professional runner and current Runner’s World executive editor, Amby Burfoot, the marathon of the twenty-first century attracts everyone from the taut and toned twenty-year-olds to the Ben & Jerry fifty-year-olds. Gone are the days of the first boom where everyone ran hard, everyone ran more than 70 miles per week, and almost everyone belonged to the same gender.

According to a recent article in the New York Times, 410,000 runners hit the finish line last year, as opposed to 277,000 in 1994. And there are no signs of slowing down: the Chicago Marathon shut down registration for its famously flat October race earlier than ever before.

But why the sudden rush to the summit when there at least 13.1 reasons to run a half before you land on top of the world?

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