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After Bombing, Rodgers And Beardsley Determined To Run Boston Next Year
The Hartford CourantOn Friday night, Bill Rodgers was in Roanoke, Va., getting ready to run a marathon relay with Frank Shorter Saturday. Dick Beardsley was looking out the window at a foot of snow in Minnesota, preparing to give a speech at a fundraiser to help people...Tags: Boston Marathon, Sports, Oklahoma City Bombing (1995), Running, Road Running
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Donn Cabral — Our Guy In The Manchester Road Race
The Hartford Courant— Thousands of bystanders stood there curbside, yelling and holding up signs and cups of ale and playing electric guitars. In other words, they were doing what they do every Thanksgiving at the Manchester Road Race. Except for one imbecile, they...Tags: Sports, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Track and Field, Horse and Harness Racing
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Choice: Fiscal Cliff Talk Or Petraeus Scandal
The Hartford CourantI think I speak for most everyone when I say, thank you Peaches, Paula, and the entire cast of "All In" for saving us. With the election over, our immediate prospects were pretty much limited to rehashing the results, and the partisan posturing over...Tags: Jill Kelley, Central Intelligence Agency, West Point, Paula Broadwell, Republican Party
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Mary Haines, 98, Led The Fullest Of Lives
The Hartford CourantMary Haines once got a javelin for her birthday. It was a 7-foot regulation javelin, almost 2 feet taller than Haines was. At the time, Haines was 83 years old. A familiar sight on the state road racing circuit, Haines wanted to learn how to throw the...Tags: Sports, Running, Road Running, Track and Field, Demographics
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Remembering The Heart Of The Manchester-Ireland Connection
The Hartford CourantP.J. Tierney was not a runner. But in 1978, he made a big impact on running in Connecticut. Tierney, who died Tuesday of cancer at age 82, was an Irishman first and foremost, a Dubliner who loved sports. Eamonn Coghlan, also a Dubliner, was one of the...Tags: Dublin (Ireland), Cross Country Running, Randy Thomas, Thanksgiving, Cancer
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Perhaps It's Time To Give Golf Another Go
The Hartford CourantI've pretty much avoided golf my entire life. I terrorized the public courses some when I was a kid, but gave it up for other sports when I got to high school. The final straw between golf and me was probably the summer I spent caddying at the local...Tags: Sports, Golf
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Boston Marathon: A beautiful day for the 117th edition
Last year, it was 89 degrees. Today, it's 50 degrees cooler. It's perfect weather for the 117th running of the Boston Marathon, the annual 26.2-mile Patriots Day trek from Hopkinton to Boston. Last year, about 2,500 runners ended up in the medical...
Tags: Boston Marathon, Sports, Road Running, Running, Ryan Hall
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Manchester Road Race: Aaron Braun wins a fast race and goes down in the record books
Not only did Aaron Braun want to win the Manchester Road Race, he came in Thursday with the goal of breaking the 17-year-old course record. He accomplished his first goal and came very close on the second. Braun won the 76th annual 4.748-mile...
Tags: Cross Country Horse Racing, Sports, Horse and Harness Racing
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Manchester Road Race: Donn Cabral is ready
Olympic steeplechaser Donn Cabral of Glastonbury, who finished sixth last year, will be among the contenders to win the Manchester Road Race this Thursday. The 76th edition of the 4.748 mile classic steps off at 10 a.m. from the Main St. start...
Tags: Sports, Running, Road Running, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Track and Field
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ING Hartford Marathon: It's pretty darn cold, but otherwise perfect for the Marathon
It's marathon day and the ING Hartford Marathon is set to go off at 8 a.m. It was a record 27 degrees this morning. It feels more like Manchester Road Race morning than Hartford Marathon morning but hey, better chilly than hot in October. ...
Tags: Bushnell Park, Sports, Running, Road Running, Hartford Marathon
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Manchester Road Race: Top 28 men, top 10 women
Here are the top 28 men and top 10 women Manchester Road Race 4.748 miles Top 28 men: 1. Brian Olinger, Westerville, Ohio, 21:33; 2. Landon Peacock, Blowing Rock, N.C., 21:39; 3. Andrew Carlson, Eagan, Minn., 21:41; 4. Matt Gabrielson, St. Louis Park,...Tags: Wethersfield, St. Louis, Middletown, Boston, Charlotte
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