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Lead Stories: Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Video: Chicago Marathoner Juggles Every Step Of The Way

Posted November 9th, 2007 at 7:26 PM by Martha Jones

Section: News & Results, Marathons

CBS 2’s Vince Gerasole reports on Perry Romanowski, a “joggler” who combines his passion for running with his love for juggling, and his recent, record-setting 50-mile performance.

To read TheFinalSprint.com’s coverage of Romanowski’s new, world record, please click here.

For more information, check out Romanowski’s official blog (justyouraveragejoggler.com) or click on the image below to watch the video report from CBS-2:

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Montana Ultramarathon is “Bearly” Civilized

Posted October 4th, 2007 at 5:45 PM by Jimmie R. Markham

Section: News & Results, Trail / Ultra

I was perusing USATF events page, checking out all of the October races that were 27+ miles, when an interesting race name caught my eye: The 26th Le Grizz Ultramarathon. Startled by such a name, I wondered if the name was a play on the word “grizzled,” as in, some grizzled veterans will be running this 50 mile race, or if there might actually be grizzly bears on, or near, the race course. Once I glanced over at the location (Hungry Horse, MT), I suspected that the latter might be just as accurate as the former.

I clicked on the link to the official race website and, sure enough, the page background displayed a growling bear. With a mixture of excitement and trepidation, I surfed the website, run by the Cheetah Herders Athletics Club in Seeley Lake, MT. There was a link titled “Great Moments”, so I clicked on it.

I’m not sure what I was hoping to find in a page title “Great Moments,” but I suspect that a great moment in an ultramarathon run in the middle of the Montana wilderness might be a little different than one in an ultramarathon in, say, the Dallas-Ft. Worth Metroplex where over 6,000,000 people (including myself) reside. I also wondered whether one of those “Great Moments” might include an actual encounter with a grizzly.

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