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News Articles: marathon

Jenny Hoffman on her epic journey.

This physics professor ran 3,000 miles across America in record time

Harvard professor Jenny Hoffman ran from San Francisco to New York City to beat the world record for fastest woman to run across America.

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  • Megan Lim
Larry Trachtenberg, one of the original athletes that completed the first New York City Marathon in 1970, will run the marathon's 50th edition this year. He kept his training log from the 1970 marathon.

They ran the 1st New York City Marathon. Only one returns for the 50th

Larry Trachtenberg and Jim Isenberg dreamed of running the 50th version of the race they finished back in 1970. A life-altering accident foiled the plan.

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  • Aimee Berg
Gold medalist Peres Jepchirchir (left) of Kenya, stands with silver medalist and compatriot Brigid Kosgei, (center) and bronze medalist Molly Seidel (right) of the United States, after the women's marathon at the Summer Olympics in Sapporo, Japan.

U.S. Runner Molly Seidel Wins Olympic Bronze In Her Third Ever Marathon

The 27-year-old from Wisconsin pulled off an upset and is leaving Japan with a bronze medal around her neck. Her first-ever marathon was when she qualified to run in the Olympics.

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  • Merrit Kennedy