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A woman lost 190 pounds from exercise, food journaling, and GLP-1 medication. She's now training for a marathon.
Jennifer Brown lost weight from walking every day and food journaling. It motivated her to start ru…
Julia Pugachevsky
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I'm training for my first marathon and scared of 'hitting the wall.' An expert told me how to avoid burnout.
"Hitting the wall" means physically and mentally running out of fuel in a marathon. Here's how to g…
Julia Pugachevsky
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Beijing half-marathon winner stripped of medal after 3 African runners let the Chinese athlete overtake, video appears to show
Beijing's half-marathon gold medalist He Jie disqualified after three runners deliberately slowed d…
Cameron Manley
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Marathons are terrible for the planet, presenting a climate dilemma for elite runners: to fly or not to fly?
Marathons in London and Toronto are becoming more sustainable. But thousands of runners travel inte…
Catherine Boudreau
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I'm a competitive marathon runner. Here's what I buy at Trader Joe's to fuel myself and my 2 kids.
I'm a competitive runner in my late 30s and recently ran my 12th marathon. I'm not a professional r…
Megan Harrington
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5 of the wildest stories of marathon runners, from pooping their pants to finishing the race with broken bones
Distance running can get weird. These marathon runners dealt with surprise poop explosions and even…
Gabby Landsverk
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The oldest runner in the New York City Marathon is 87. He's had 4 hip replacements.
Garth Barfoot, is the oldest runner in the New York City Marathon at 87. He has had 4 hip replaceme…
Jane Ridley
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Ethiopian runner Tigst Assefa, who ran her first marathon last year, just broke the women's marathon record by over 2 minutes
Tigst Assefa used to run shorter races but has since changed tact. After running her first marathon…
Associated Press
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The best apps for marathon runners on iPhones and Apple Watch
Users can install the applications for free and make in-app purchases to unlock the added benefi…
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A marathon runner gave up a shot at breaking her personal record to veer off course and save a tiny kitten
Sarah Bohan, a 26-year-old who ran the Chicago Marathon to benefit an animal-welfare organization, …
Meredith Cash
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A woman who got serious about running in her 30s still does marathons aged 61. She shared 4 tips for staying fit and healthy throughout life.
Fitness tips from 61-year-old runner who did first marathon in her 30s
Serafina Kenny
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A London Marathon runner who finished the race in under 3 hours died 'out of the blue' on his way home
London Marathon organizers said the competitor, 45-year-old Steve Shanks, "was a very experienced r…
Natalie Musumeci
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A Boston marathon runner was apparently caught pooping on a stranger's lawn in a deeply unfortunate home security video
The video, which initially circulated on Reddit, shows an awkward encounter between the runner and …
Mara Leighton
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When my dad died of colon cancer at 57, I decided to change my life. I went vegan and became a distance runner.
My dad died from colon cancer at 57 and I decided to change my life. I changed my diet, eventually …
Melissa Noble
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'Run Sufi run': This Ajmer girl won't pause even after 5 Guinness World records
The journey that started with a three-kilometre run every day after the office has not ended even a…
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A Chinese man who chain-smoked his way through a marathon was disqualified for smoking on the course
A Chinese man was disqualified from the Xiamen Marathon for chain-smoking during the race, violatin…
Joshua Zitser
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This 47-year-old runner survived a sudden stroke at 27 and the Boston Marathon bombing in 2013. A decade later, she's still running.
A 2023 Boston Marathon runner reflects on the race she ran 20 years after suffering a stroke, and 1…
Allana Akhtar
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An elite runner pooped down her leg 7 miles into a marathon but kept going until the end — maintaining a personal-record pace almost the whole way
Some thought the mess on her legs was mud or blood. The aftermath involved walking to the hotel pan…
Anna Medaris Miller
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An elite runner describes a grueling 7-day marathon challenge where racers battled food poisoning, vomiting, and pooped on 7 continents
Deirdre Keane, the female champion of the 2023 World Marathon Challenge, described the race's diges…
Anna Medaris
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An Olympic medalist was 'prepared to implode' before running the Chicago and Boston marathons on back-to-back days
Shalane Flanagan bested her Chicago time by six minutes in the Boston Marathon despite carrying the…