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Running: Higdon, Gunn respond to tragedy
South Bend TribuneShock tainted the way Hal Higdon processed the happenings as he scoured the coverage of Monday’s bombing at the Boston Marathon. This hit close to home for the 81-year-old resident of Long Beach, near Michigan City. An author and former world-...Tags: Terrorism, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Chicago Marathon, Sports, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Bombings Hit A Race That Is Peaceful At Its Heart
The Hartford CourantAmby Burfoot was a little more than a half mile from the finish line Monday, running happily with childhood friends from Groton, when suddenly a human traffic jam confronted him. "I thought it was drunken college students," Burfoot said. "As I got...Tags: Blindness, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Dalai Lama, Barack Obama, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Domestic terrorism still rare
After 9/11, Americans assumed we were in for weeks, months or even years in which savage acts of political violence would become commonplace on American soil. We had all discovered how fanatical and savage our enemies were, and we could easily see how...
Tags: Terrorism, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Sports
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Dining With Mayor Champagne Wishes And Caviar Dreams
The Hartford CourantSo, on New Year's Eve Hartford Mayor Pedro Segarra and spouse, his chief of staff Jared Kupiec and guest, two city cops, Chief Operating Officer Saundra Kee Borges, and an eighth person (Jay Gatsby, perhaps?) ran up a $700-plus tab at Max Downtown,...Tags: Bushnell Park, Dunkin' Donuts, New Year's Day, Credit and Debt, Caviar
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At Boston Marathon finish, a dreadful feeling returns
Terrorism returned to domestic soil on Monday, and a horrified nation watched. Two explosions rocked the finish line of the Boston Marathon, restarting a flood of emotions hauntingly familiar to anyone who lived through Sept. 11, 2001. The nauseating...Tags: St. Patrick's Day, Summer Olympics, Barack Obama, Sports, The Boston Globe
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Burfoot heads to Boston for 45th anniversary of his win there
Amby Burfoot says he has surprised himself this year. The 66-year-old Emmaus resident is training more and running more than he has in 20 years, and he's been doing it at a perfect time. On Monday, Burfoot will toe the line for the start of the Boston...
Tags: Cycling, The Pennsylvania State University, Respiratory Disease, Arts and Culture, Bear Creek Mountain Resort & Conference Center
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Penn State Lehigh Valley student Matt Baranoski cycles to success in Scotland, Mexico
Matt Baranoski started his spring semester at Penn State Lehigh Valley, and then took off for Scotland two weeks later. Baranoski, the Pennridge High School graduate and budding Olympic track cycling hopeful for 2016, took two weeks off from school early...Tags: Cycling, Lauren Tamayo, The Pennsylvania State University, Pursuit Cycling, Science and Technology
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Running A Marathon In The Winter – Indoors
The Hartford CourantScott Sutter wanted to be a fighter pilot since he was 6 years old. When he arrived at The Citadel in South Carolina in the late '90s, he decided that he wanted to go into Special Forces, specializing in high-risk military missions. Then he discovered...Tags: Hartford Marathon, September 11, 2001 Attacks, XL Center, Sports, AEG
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NYC Marathon Would Do Well Without CEO Mary Wittenberg
The Hartford CourantI cry at marathons. For those who have read my columns over many years, this may or may not come as a surprise. For some, who are sure I am an insensitive lout, this may come as a fabrication. It's true. I do cry at marathons. I do not cry for the 2012...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Air Transportation Industry, Conservation, Heart Surgery, Central Park
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Aging gracefully
One of the benefits of being retired is making contact with those you knew a long time ago. There will always be a certain bond with your high school classmates, a bond strong enough to make efforts every five years to have a class reunion. It is quite...Tags: Oceans, Atlantic Ocean, Entertainment, Radio, Memorial Day
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St. Luke's Half Marathon on Sunday features plenty of activities
St. Luke's Half Marathon and 5K takes place on Sunday, but Saturday will be bustling with action thanks to the race expo and kids fun run. The race expo runs 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Holiday Inn Conference Center, 904 West Hamilton St., in Allentown...Tags: Cycling, Family, Health, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Canoeing and Kayaking
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Shorter heads list of U.S. men's marathon greats
There is no doubt Frank Shorter is the greatest U.S. men's marathoner ever.
And what better time than now to think about his stature - and that of all U.S. marathoners - with the U.S. Olympic marathon trials coming up Saturday in Houston?
So here is...Tags: Pan American Games, Awards and Prizes, 2016 Olympic Games, Madison Square Garden, Bill Rodgers
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Apr 10, 2013
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Feb 14, 2013
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Jan 20, 2013
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Nov 4, 2012
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Apr 25, 2012
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Jan 9, 2012
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