Then there was a woman who likened her one-year breastfeeding goal to running a marathon (she had completed two).
There is simply no substitute for plenty of training when running a marathon.
But getting from where you are now to where the organization needs to go can often feel like running a marathon.
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For many ordinary people, running a marathon can be a life-changing event.
Wearing the armband on a continuous basis will allow minute-by-minute capture of heart rate data, whether you're watching TV or running a marathon.
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"There have always been two things that I have wanted to achieve - running a marathon and swimming the Channel, " said Patten, from Liskeard.
In fact, running a marathon is about the conservation of energy.
Despite knee ligament damage, he finished the week by running a marathon, although the injury meant he had to run 26 miles on a treadmill for two days.
Like running a marathon or summiting a mountain, hiking 60 miles in a week while adhering to an ascetic diet is a chance to prove what you're made of.
You know you have failed if, after five minutes, you are panting as if you had been running a marathon and it seems that your heart is about to pop out.
Then, one day when they were running a half-marathon together, Phil suffered an aneurism and was rushed to the hospital in a coma.
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Just ahead of her was a pediatric nurse running her first marathon as a tribute to a teenage liver transplant patient.
An ex-paratrooper has broken a world record at the London Marathon by running with a 40lb (18kg) pack in three hours 25 minutes and 21 seconds.
An ex-paratrooper says he is confident he can beat a world record at Sunday's London Marathon - by running with a 40lb (18kg) pack in 3 hours 20 minutes.
The celebrated 43-year-old restaurateur (with Mario Batali, a force behind Babbo and Del Posto, among others), winemaker and TV personality ("Master Chef") had long lived a calorie-rich high life when he dedicated himself to distance running, completing a New York City Marathon and shedding more than 50 pounds along the way.
Running it requires that athletes qualify by running an earlier marathon under a certain time.
Boston Medical Center had a team running in the marathon, many of whom came to work after the explosions.
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Amateur runner Dean Irvine, recently completed a half-marathon and says before he started running he went to a specialty running store where the staff watch you run up and down the street outside so they recommend shoes that are correct for the runner's gait.
The current Guinness World Record for running the marathon carrying an equivalent weight was set by a Japanese athlete at 3 hours and 42 minutes at the Tokyo Marathon in February.
The previous Guinness World Record for running the marathon carrying an equivalent weight was set by a Japanese athlete at three hours and 42 minutes at the Tokyo Marathon in February.
Running her sixth Rome marathon, she said the human body can adjust to a changed timetable, but running in the evening is dangerous in the Eternal City.
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When an Icelandic volcano grounded planes from Europe two years ago, many top European runners missed out on the Boston Marathon, as prestigious a running event as the New York race.
If you're running on fumes and about to head into a marathon meeting, drink a glass of water and eat a snack with a balance of carbohydrates, fat, and protein, like an apple and a piece of cheese, recommends Hallowell.
To them - and younger people who believe marathon-running is the key to a longer life - Mr Singh is a hero.
It had the feeling of a first draft, perhaps a little too heavy with imagery of marathon-running and sunshine.
Now, the former marathon runner and football player is running six days a week, and spending time with his wife of 43 years.
Ryan Lamppa, a researcher for Running USA, said the move is unprecedented in marathon history.
Sony also congratulates Meb Keflezighi, an American distance running hero, on taking 4th in the Olympic Marathon and securing a place among the most accomplished marathoners in history.
Jeptoo, the 2006 Boston Marathon champion who returned to professional running in 2010 after a two-year maternity leave, took the lead through the remaining miles and finished in 2:26:25.
As a sports cardiologist, Paul Thompson has made a career out of researching and writing about the health implications of running the Boston Marathon.
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