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Husband-and-wife bombing victims describe pain, horror, recovery
BOSTON — First came the sound, loud and confusing. Then Lee Ann Yanni felt as if something had bumped into her left calf. "That's when I looked down and saw the bone sticking out and thought, 'I'm a physical therapist, and I know that's not a good...
Tags: Tamerlan Tsarnaev, Physical Therapy, Health and Medical Professionals, Grant Park, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013)
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'The Biggest Loser' winner Danni Allen: 'I'm a size 4'
Danni Allen said she spent the last several months visualizing herself winning Season 14 of "The Biggest Loser." She imagined what it would feel like stepping on the scale for one last time. She imagined feeling the confetti raining down on her, signaling...
Tags: Travel, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Halston, Trips and Vacations, Nutrition
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Live updates: Oprah to Lance Armstrong, 'The truth will set you free'
As the interview with Lance Armstrong progressed Friday night, Oprah Winfrey went back and forth between emotional questions and digging into the fraud Lance Armstrong perpetrated on the sporting public and the costs associated with it. “I’...
Tags: Livestrong Foundation, U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, Kristin Armstrong, Oprah Winfrey, Sports
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Chicago Marathon: One runner dies, another gives birth [Updated]
The Fabulous ForumA Greensboro, N.C., firefighter collapsed about 500 yards from the finish line of the Chicago Marathon on Sunday and was pronounced dead at a hospital soon after. Another marathon participant -- Chicago's Amber Miller -- gave birth hours after crossing... -
Third-place marathon runner disqualified for riding bus in race
The Fabulous ForumRob Sloan finished the Kielder Marathon near Newcastle in third place with a personal-best time. He called the race “unbelievably tough” -- so tough, it turns out, that he had to take a bus part of the way.... -
U.S. star Ryan Hall withdraws from Chicago Marathon
The Fabulous ForumRyan Hall's goal for his Chicago Marathon debut was to break the U.S. record. That isn't going to happen this year. Following a disappointing performance at the Sept. 19 Philadelphia Half Marathon and some poor workouts over the past week,...... -
Keflezighi, Hall, Kastor still on the run
L.A. Times Olympics BlogUCLA alumnus Meb Keflezighi, the Athens Olympic marathon silver medalist, isn't getting older -- he's getting better. Keflezighi, 34, was named USA Track and Field's athlete of the week for setting an American record in the men's 20 kilometers en...... -
Philip Hersh: Lewis-Powell long jump -- the best in my quarter-century of globetrotting
L.A. Times Olympics BlogFor a quarter century, I have had the best job in the world. It began when I convinced the sports editor who brought me to the Chicago Tribune, Gene Quinn, that the success of the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics (which,...... -
They came, they ran, they finished the L.A. Marathon
Booster ShotsEarlier this month, we profiled four people who were set to make their marathon debuts at the L.A. Marathon. We asked what motivated them to sign up -- and we wondered if that would factor in to whether they would...... -
Run for it!
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterAFTER months of training, buckets of sweat and countless tasteless energy bars, they're ready -- or hope they are. More than 26,000 runners, walkers and wheelchair athletes will take to the streets Sunday as the Los Angeles Marathon kicks off its 23rd...Tags: Legs, Sleep Deprivation, Sports, Weather Reports, 2016 Olympic Games
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L.A.'s marathon mix-up
For nearly all of the last 24 years, the first Sunday in March was marathon day in Los Angeles. Thousands of runners hit the pavement and more than a million spectators cheered them on in one of the city's few communal street-level events.
But today,...Tags: University of Southern California, Sports, Weather Reports, Minority Groups, Martin Luther King Day
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'The spirit of running needs to go on': Law Day runners share moment of silence for Boston
Belleville News-DemocratA Lebanon man was the overall winner of the 12th annual St. Clair County Law Day Run, but everyone who participated could claim a victory over terrorists Saturday morning in Belleville. Jackson Marwa, 42, crossed the finished line first with a time of...Tags: Road Running, Running, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Crime, Law and Justice, Sports
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