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Beer Runner race report: I survived the Death Valley Marathon

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Published Feb. 6, 2010 at 8:17 p.m.

I’m not really sure why anyone would voluntarily travel to Death Valley, much less run 26.2 miles here.This is the most godforsaken place I have ever found myself on the planet. And I biked through southwest Nebraska.To be fair to the nation’s largest national park, our marathon was supposed to be in gorgeous Titus Canyon. [ ... ] ...

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Blog - Dirty Running

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Published Feb. 5, 2010 at 2:31 p.m.

Trail running with some creativity mixed in.dirtyrunning.blogspot.comRSS feed A post aboutMarathon, racing, trail running, trail running faq, ultras Related posts ... Sirius Ultra Runner ... iRunFar.com ... Jarhead’s Running Myths & Misadventures ... Adam Campbell ... Video - Why Should You Run Trails? ... Rating: 10.0/ 10 (1 vote cast) ...

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Extending Your Distance Limit - Episode #89

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Published Feb. 5, 2010 at 1:14 p.m.

Adam’s Bloghttp://runwithme-cindy.blogspot.com/http://lazybonesrunning.blogspot.com/Running with the Pack podcastDirt Dawg’s PodcastRotorua Marathon (New Zealand)Goofy ChallengeThe Extra Mile podcastMusic by Garageband, U.S. Marine Band and Derek Miller’s Penmachine ...

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A couple of off-centered beer runners

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Published Feb. 5, 2010 at 10:53 a.m.

Sam and Mariah Calagione of Dogfish Head are full-on beer runners in training for the New York City Marathon ...

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Video - Super Athletes of the Sierra Madre

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Published Feb. 5, 2010 at 3:56 a.m.

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Living in Mexico’s Sierra Madre mountain range, the Raramuri Indians are some of the best long distance runners in the world, but how far can they run in the face of problems like environmental damage, loss of native lands, and the drug war? An American ultra marathon runner known as Caballo Blanco is fighting to [ ... ] ... Rating: 0.0/ 10 (0 votes cast) ...

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Video - GoLite Footwear Technology

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Published Feb. 3, 2010 at 4:09 p.m.

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Video by GoLite Footwear on the technology behind (or should I say below?) their line of trail running shoes ... A post aboutGoLite, shoes Related posts ... GoLite Sundragon Review ... Golite Footwear Spring 2009 Trail Runners ... Xterra Launches New Off-Road Footwear ... Video - What’s In A Shoe? ... Video - Vibram Trail Running Sole Technology ... Rating: 0.0/ 10 (0 votes cast) ...

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Beermosa ‘like jet fuel’ for runner

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Published Feb. 3, 2010 at 11:48 a.m.

While training for his first marathon, J.L. Zoeckler discovered the perfect pre-run elixir: A beermosa of Beck’s Oktoberfest and orange juice.“This stuff must be like jet fuel,” he describes in his training vlog. “By mile three I couldn’t even think straight I was running so comfortably and so fast.” He also called it his “most [ ... ] ...

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Ladies, Find Your Inner Runner!

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Published Feb. 3, 2010 at 8:12 a.m.

Today is National Girls & Women in Sports Day, so I thought it would be a great day to highlight some women-only and female-friendly races around the U.S.Â If you're interested in any of these, don't wait too long to register - many of these popular events sell out quickly! ... More Magazine + Fitness Magazine Half-Marathon : This 13.1-mile race, sponsored by More and Fitness magazines, takes place in New York's Central Park on April 25. Open to women only, this race is very friendly to

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