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Tag Archives: Olympics
Training like Hunter S. Thompson
I’m training, but not with any specific goal – and that’s probably an ass-backward way to go about it. People keep asking if I’m training for a full, and I keep saying I’m not committed yet. And that’s the truth: … Continue reading
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Tagged gluten-free, Hunter S. Thompson, marathon, Olympics, Training
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The Sunday Read: Olympic dreams – and dollars
Another week, another Sunday Read. I apologize for all the long links this week. But the link shortening service I normally use, bitly, has become increasingly unreliable since they went to a subscription model; this week, after I inserted the … Continue reading
Posted in The Sunday Read
Tagged Olympics, Reid Coolsaet, Running USA, Scott Jurek, Tough Mudder, treadmill, Ultrarunning, Warrior Race
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The Sunday Read: Olympians. They ain’t no Tough Mudders
I’m pretty certain the Tough Mudder series is going to eclipse the Olympics. After all, no one’s ever heard of the latter and, besides, Olympians don’t get zapped with electricity or anything like that. Wimps. Read on. Obstacle racer Hobie … Continue reading
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Tagged Kara Goucher, Matt Fitzgerald, Olympics, Oscar Pistorius, Shalane Flanagan, Tim Noakes, Tough Mudder, Warrior Run
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Drugs and the Comrades Marathon
It’s devastating and disappointing. News broke today that the winner of the grueling, 90-kilometres Comrades Marathon in South Africa was disqualified because of doping. Ludwick Mamabolo was told to walk because of using Methylhexanamine, a stimulant that may be found as … Continue reading
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Tagged Ben Johnson, Comrades Marathon, doping, Lance Armstrong, Ludwick Mamabolo, Marion Jones, Methylhexanamine, Olympics
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The Sunday Read: My, that’s a…er, happy looking medal
Say, is that your race medal or are you just happy to see me? In what may be one of the most embarrassing race gaffs ever, as runners came across the finish, Edinburgh Marathon volunteers placed medals around their necks. … Continue reading
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Tagged Cabot Trail Relay Race, Edinburgh Marathon, Olympics, Oscar Pistorius
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