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Lead Stories: Thursday, November 20, 2008

Online training community gets a makeover as MotionBased becomes
Garmin Connect

Posted August 31st, 2007 at 8:38 PM by Afton Cohen

Section: News & Results, Gear & Apparel, Gadgets & Acces.

Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ:GRMN) , today announced the launch of Garmin Connect—a community Web site for customers to store, view and share activities/locations recorded by Garmin fitness and recreational devices. Garmin Connect is the evolution of MotionBased maintaining many of the same features and the entire customer and activity database but with a more powerful technology infrastructure and streamlined user interface.

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Other stories and links of interest: March 26, 2007

Posted March 26th, 2007 at 2:30 AM by Adam Jacobs

Section: News & Results

World XC Recap: A Truly Unbelievable Day — LetsRun.com’s Weldon (Wejo) Johnson offers first-hand coverage of the World Cross Country Championships from Mombasa, Kenya.

“Marathon Woman” — The brand-new autobiography of the legendary and revolutionary Kathrine Switzer; the first woman to register for and enter the Boston Marathon. This year’s race will mark the 40th anniversary of her courageous and pioneering accomplishment. Swizter, a NYC Marathon Champion, also co-authored “26.2: Marathon Stories” and wrote “Running and Walking for Women Over 40″.

“Making of a Marathoner” — Runners World (April ‘07 Edition) … If you haven’t read this in-depth article on American runner Dathan Ritzenhein - it’s time that you do. Kenny Moore, a former Olympic marathoner who was trained by the legendary Bill Bowerman, details Ritz’s development and ongoing transformation into a gutsy and fearless marathoner.

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Other stories of interest: January 9, 2007

Posted January 9th, 2007 at 4:00 AM by Allyson Rosen

Section: News & Results

From time to time TFS will try and highlight other stories that you might find of interest:

Free the Mind and Fewer Injuries May Follow — NY Times

Feel the anger (why snow is good for you)… — YourRunning.com

World Record Eludes Amputee Marathoner – CanadianRunner.com

Karnazes: All About Passion — RunAthena.com

Running sites you should visit — JustYourAverageJoggler.com

GPS addiction with Motionbased & Everytrail – Trail Runner’s Blog

Five Ways to Stay Motivated — EndurancePlanet.com

Why don’t people join running clubs anymore? — Gary Moller Online

Head for the hills — ThatsFit.com

A Bitter Pill to Swallow — Washington Post
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