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Marathon Pundit (Free subscription) | 11/26/2009
Hey, when I think Texas, I think..dairy farming. Not really, although I'm sure there are some dairy farms in the Lone Star State. But 45 miles north of Chicago is Wisconsin...America's Dairyland...so wouldn't it make sense to have the International Dairy Foods Association trade show so close to Wisconsin. Of course it would. But Dallas, not Chicago, will host that show, Crain's Chicago Business reports....
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Marathon Pundit (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
Crain's Chicago Business takes a look at Chicago's trouble trade show and convention business. Among other things, the agency in charge of the city's exhibition halls, nicknamed "McPier," is being accused of online-voting ballot stuffing. Exhibitor Ron Kirscht of Minnesota-based Donnelly Custom Manufacturing Co. says in a blog post that he was angered by McPier's online stunt, even though...
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webcastr (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
Double amputee marathon runner Richard Whitehead set a new world record time for a leg amputee at the 2009 Chicago Marathon with a time of 2 hours, 50 minutes and 38 seconds.
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Radon Mitigation Pittsburgh (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Ultimate Fan Guide to Chicago Sports Makes Perfect Holiday Gift Sports Traveleran Internet sports travel business, has published Sports TravelerChicago, a comprehensive sports travel guidebook for both local residents and tourists. It is the first in a series of guidebooks that provides readers with the best ways to experience and appreciate sports events in featured cities. Chicago, IL November 4,...
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A Trail Runner's Blog (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
Last Sunday, I had the pleasure of joining 3,000 runners for the Dean Karnazes Silicon Valley 5k/Half Marathon/Marathon in San Jose, CA. It was a wonderful romp through San Jose that introduced me to some great running areas, and a chance to test my speed at the half marathon distance. Just when I thought Dean 's announcement from the Chicago Marathon was big time branding (he thanked his sponsor,...
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Tanvir Kazmi: Running without limit (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
The ING New York City Marathon is a major annual marathon whose course runs through all five boroughs of New York City. The premier event of New York Road Runners, the ING New York City Marathon is one of the world's great road races, drawing nearly 105,000 applicants. It is one of five events in the World Marathon Majors series that showcases the sport's top athletes and awards an unprecedented $1...
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Small Town Living At Its Best (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
We arrived in Chicago on Friday a.m., and by night time -we'd had a tour of Michigan Avenue. In the evening we went to the House of Blues for dinner, then walked around a bit. The photos were all taken by me, as we enjoyed the life in the big city. This was 2 weeks ago, in time for DD# 2 (not 3) to run the Marathon. I hope you enjoyed the tour of our first night in Chicago! There will be more later,...
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Bob Lazzari On Sports (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
ITEM : The Plainfield (CT) High School football team has scored a grand total of just THIRTEEN points over the course of its first five games this season. Sheesh, this team's offense sees the end zone about as often as pretty women wink at yours truly..........TRIVIA QUESTION: Who is the last NHL player to lead the league in goals scored for three consecutive years? Answer to follow..........I'm not...
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H.U.R.T. Hawaii (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
aloha HURT gang! Here is the skinny on Chicago: We re-conned the course the day before by "hanging out" on the 103rd floor of the Willis (formerly Sears) Tower. I could tell that Nate was drooling over getting his BASE...
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Chicagoist (Free subscription) | 10/19/2009
Strange, tragic happenings in Detroit where yesterday three runners died in a 16-minute span while participating in the Detroit Marathon. The men were identified as Daniel Langdon, 36, of Laingsburg, MI; Rick Brown, 65, of Marietta, OH, and Jon Fenlon, 26, of Waterford, MI. Weather conditions were good for running with temps around 28 degrees at the start of the race, rising to the low 40s throughout...
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 10/19/2009
Last week, Kenya's Olympic marathon champion Samuel Wanjiru earned about Sh70 million by winning the Chicago Marathon and securing the lucrative overall title in the World Marathon Majors Series.
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Marathon Pundit (Free subscription) | 10/19/2009
Sadly, runner deaths in major marathons are not usual. I've run run 31 of them, in four of those 26.2 mile races, runners died. During the today's 32nd Detroit Free Press/Flagstar Marathon, two runners collapsed between the 11 and 12 mile markers. At 9:02 am, Daniel Langdon, 36, of Laingsburg, Michigan went down--15 minutes later Rick Brown, 65, of Marietta, Ohio, was stricken. In the half marathon,...
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Virgin Islands Daily News (Free subscription) | 10/16/2009
TORTOLA - Among the 46,000 runners in Sunday's Chicago Marathon bracing the 30-plus degree temperatures, were several people from St. Croix and Tortola - not competing for any of the big prize money at stake - but merely bragging rights. St. Croix runners had thrown a challenge to their Tortola counterparts for the "unofficial Virgin Islands trophy."
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Deceptively Simple (Free subscription) | 10/16/2009
And….we’re back. Team DecSimp moved from the South Side to the Near Northwest Side, ran the Chicago Marathon, and is now engaged in keeping a classical record label moving forward, because, much in the manner of a shark, if it isn’t moving forward, it is dead and the carcass is spending money for no good [...]
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Marathon Pundit (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
Men and women run marathons for all types of reasons. During Sunday's Chicago Marathon, I encountered several runners with "Got Freedom?" shirts. They were running for Team Salute, an organization which I had not heard of until that day. Here is how Team Salute describes itself: Salute was founded in 2003 by Will and Mary Beth Beiersdorf of Arlington Heights, Illinois. Shortly after 9/11,...
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