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6 Moms to Run 198 Miles for the Homeless
By not in system - AOL NewsThey'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 -- from left, Stacy Abel, Whitney Martin, Jennifer Falk, Karen Redmond and Allison Harris, and Kim Busch, not pictured -- will race nearly 200 miles to help raise money to benefit the homeless. The relay race from Madison, Wis., to Montrose Beach on Chicago's lakefront ...
Man Trains for Marathon on McDonald's Diet [VIDEO]
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Sally Meyerhoff: 5 Facts About the Running Champion Killed Tuesday
By Mary Phillips-Sandy - AOL NewsSally 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 to the Arizona Republic, police have said the truck's driver was not impaired. We have five facts about this remarkable athlete whose career was cut short. 1. She was a star runner in high school A graduate of Mountain Pointe High in Ahwatukee, a section of Phoenix, ...
Boston Marathon Standards Get Tougher; Twitter's Feeling the Pressure
By Mary Phillips-Sandy - AOL NewsThe good news? It just got easier to register for the Boston Marathon. The bad news? It also got harder to qualify for the race. Today the Boston Athletic Association announced a new registration process that lets faster qualifiers enter first and also expands a rolling registration period for all runners. Previously, runners who qualified for the marathon had to contend with a "first-come, first-served" registration process that left many disappointed athletes shut out from the race. At the same time, however, the BAA announced tougher qualifying times for the 2013 marathon. Times for all ...
Marathon Man Ends Streak of 365 in 365 Days
By Theunis Bates - AOL NewsThe very thought of running a single marathon is enough to cause most people to break out in a nervous sweat. Think about completing a marathon every day for a year, though, and you're likely to collapse from exhaustion. Unless you're Stefaan Engels. This weekend the Belgian runner set a world record by completing 365 marathon races in a row. The Belgian athlete -- accurately dubbed "Marathon Man" -- ended his fitness feat in Barcelona, Spain, on Saturday, after pounding roads across Europe and the U.S. Engels has covered 9,569 miles on foot since setting off from his hometown of Ghent on ...
Ultra-Grueling Exercise Might Help Drug Abusers Quit
By Katie Drummond - AOL News(Oct. 5) -- A drug addict and a marathon runner? Maybe not at the same time, but researchers plan to find out if such exercise can act as a healthy, effective alternative to substance abuse. With a $15.7 million grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) , a team at the UT Southwestern Medical Center is investigating the merits of vigorous workouts when it comes to kicking a drug habit. Animal studies have already suggested that exercise improves brain function in a way that's similar to how the brain recovers from drug abuse. "Exercise would give people who abuse drugs an ...
Washington's Dilapidated National Mall Gets a Needed Boost at Fundraiser
By Emily Miller - Politics DailyYoung D.C. professionals mixed and mingled Thursday night at a fundraiser for restoration of the National Mall, the beloved heart of the nation's capitol. The cocktail benefit was for the Trust for the National Mall, a nonprofit partner of the National Park Service dedicated to restoring the Mall, which has become rundown due to lack of funding and 30 years of neglect. "This is America's front yard," exclaimed John "Chip" Akridge, the chairman of the Trust for the National Mall and of Akridge commercial real estate. "Our goal is to make the Mall the best damn park in the world." Speaking to ...
Weighty Matters: Mike Huckabee Gains 25 Lbs., 'Biggest Loser' Comes to D.C.
By Emily Miller - Politics DailyMike Huckabee, a weight-loss advocate, lamented Wednesday that he has gained weight recently due to a painful foot condition that has limited his ability to run. "I gotta drop 25 pounds," he told reporters at a breakfast in Washington, D.C., sponsored by the Christian Science Monitor. Huckabee is the author of "Quit Digging Your Grave With a Knife and Fork: A 12-Stop Program to End Bad Habits and Begin a Healthy Lifestyle." Reporters noticed that the tie-less Huckabee was looking quite a bit plumper than during his campaign heyday. The former Arkansas governor and likely 2012 Republican ...
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