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6 Moms to Run 198 Miles for the Homeless

They're raising 19 kids among them, working full-time jobs and now planning to cover 198 miles by foot in roughly 24 hours. That's no problem for the Six Pack Mom Attack, a group of six female runners from the Chicago area who will tackle the Ragnar Relay in June. Jennifer Fisher The Six Pack Mom Attack team...

Sally Meyerhoff: 5 Facts About the Running Champion Killed Tuesday

Sally Meyerhoff, a 27-year-old marathon champion who was preparing for the 2012 Olympic trials, was killed Tuesday when a pickup truck hit her bike, the Arizona Republic reports. Meyerhoff was struck during a training ride in Maricopa, Ariz. around 1:30 p.m., apparently after failing to yield at an intersection. According...

Bikini Cheerleaders Made Us Lose, Claims Volleyballer

(Nov. 23) -- A beach volleyball player participating at the Asian Games has blamed his team's loss on bikini-wearing cheerleaders. Adeeb Mahfoudh, representing Yemen, said cheerleaders hired to entertain spectators during breaks in play had distracted him during his team's loss against Indonesia. "They had an effect on...

ExtenZe Explainer: All About LaShawn Merritt's Male Enhancement Pills

(Oct. 19) -- LaShawn Merritt has admitted to seeking a pharmaceutical performance boost -- but not on the racing track. Instead, the Olympic champion sprinter has been suspended from competition for doping himself with a "male enhancement" product called ExtenZe. Merritt, who reigns supreme as the top Olympian and world...

Monkey Guards, Condom Clogs: 7 Bizarre Moments From the Commonwealth Games

(Oct. 15) -- The 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi made more news for the bizarre mishaps that surrounded the event than any achievement in sport. But Indian officials are still holding onto their dream of one day hosting the Olympics. "I have a dream of bringing the Olympics, but when, I don't know," Suresh Kalmadi,...

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Run Past Your Goals and Find Yourself

U.S. Olympic runner Ryan Hall once said "I think some of the most celebrated moments in human achievement should be those times when everything is going against a person and they are down in the dumps but they simply choose to get up. That's real greatness!"

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05/31/12 Greene pulls out of Rome meet Source: Burton Mail - Burton upon Trent - Staffordshire - UK World champion Dai Greene has pulled out of tonight's Diamond League meeting in Rome due to illness.
05/31/12 Thorpe St Andrew fundraiser to tackle 69-mile âultra... Source: Advertiser Online - Great Yarmouth - Norfolk - UK Tristan Cossey, from Thorpe St Andrew, taking part in the 2012 Rome Marathon.
05/31/12 Junior Hoofard is Atwater's first state hurdler since... Source: The Merced Sun-Star - Merced CA Hoofard will compete in the 300 hurdles, becoming the first Atwater hurdler to make it to state since Ruben Parrish in 1993.
05/31/12 Running of the Pink to be held on Saturday Source: The Jamestown Sun - Jamestown ND It's time for runners and walkers to think pink for Women's Way, with the fifth annual Running of the Pink set to begin at 9 a.m.
05/31/12 Lowestoft Road Runners thrive in BUPA 10K run Source: The Lowestoft Journal - Lowestoft - Norfolk - UK Four runners from Lowestoft Road Runners Club ran in the BUPA 10k at the weekend.