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A brief history of racewalking in the United States - It is impossible to fully appreciate the sport of racewalking unless you have some understanding of its history. This overview is based largely on "Race Walking in America: Past and Present", a doctoral dissertation completed in 1989 by the late William Gordon Wallace.

Marathon day support - If you are planning to have friends and family cheer you on during your marathon, read this useful tips to be sure they can actually see you and that you can see them. It could be a major disappointment to expect to see your supporters at a specific point and not finding them there.

Tried and tested comebacks for runners - What do you say to people when they say something non-supportive about your running activity? Before spouting off a list on this, it is important to remember two things.

The first woman to ever run the Boston Marathon - Read about Bobbi Gibb and her historical participation in the 1966 "Boston Marathon" as an undercover marathoner. Discover how her passion for running brought to more and more women filtering in every year until in 1972 the organization finally recognized women as "official".

Runaway runner stopped by giant cakes of tofu - It was supposed to be a routine 10-mile point-to-point downhill training run, one that 43-year-old Sedric Sankie, who craved the fast pace, had been doing a couple times a month. His wife Julie would drive him up to the start from their home in town. Then she'd wait for him five miles down the hill where he'd stop for water and a gulp of sport drink. But this time it would be different.

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