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Grete Waitz, Norwegian great who won New York City Marathon 9 times, dies at 57 The Seattle Times 04/19/2011 | Amputee Sprinter Oscar Pistorius Set to Make New York Debut in JuneRob Gloster Bloomberg 04/12/2011 |
 Grete Waitz, the Norwegian runner who won nine New York City Marathons and the silver medal at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, died Tuesday at an Oslo hospital after a six-year battle with cancer. She was 57. |  Oscar Pistorius, the double- amputee South African sprinter who wants to compete in track and field events at the Olympics, will make his New York debut June 11 in the Adidas Grand Prix. |
Chilean Miner to Compete in NYC MarathonJONATHAN EISEMAN NBC New York 11/01/2010 | Thirty runners disqualified from Chinese marathon for cheatingTania Branigan The Guardian 01/23/2010 |
 A rescued Chilean miner who kept in shape by running the tunnels while he was trapped underground will put the training to good use when he competes Sunday in the 26.2 miled ING New York City Marathon, race officials said Monday. |  Despite what their PE teachers might have told them, for many of those who competed in a Chinese marathon earlier this month, it was not the taking part but the winning that counted. Almost a third of the runners who finished in the top 100 have since been disqualified for cheating in the race in the southern port city of Xiamen. |
Olympic Hurdler Has Breast Implants Removed to Increase Speed FOX News 01/05/2010 | New L.A. Marathon route unveiledBaxter Holmes Los Angeles Times 11/08/2009 |
 An Australian track star had her breast implants removed in an attempt to boost her chances of winning a medal at the 2012 Olympics. |  When Dodgers owner Frank McCourt bought the Los Angeles Marathon last year, he gave management a new goal: Create a route that shows off the best of Los Angeles. That new "Stadium to Sea" route will be unveiled today, and it will start -- where else? -- at Dodger Stadium. |
American Meb Keflezighi wins New York City MarathonJohn Powers The Boston Globe 11/01/2009 | Dan Jansen and Pat LaFontaine to Take On the 2009 ING New York City Marathon ING Americas 09/28/2009 |
 NEW YORK - Thus did it come around for Meb Keflezighi in the town where he ran his first 26-miler in 2002, where he’d come up just short twice, and where he almost wrecked his running career in the Olympic trials two years ago. Yesterday finally belonged to him and to his countrymen, who’d waited 27 years for an American to win the New York City Marathon. |  Former Olympic speed skater Dan Jansen and National Hockey League (NHL) legend Pat LaFontaine will each trade in their skates for a pair of orange laces and running shoes as they take on their next athletic challenge -- the 2009 ING New York City Marathon. |
IAAF urges caution over Semenya intersex claims CNN 09/11/2009 | |
 The international governing body for athletics urged caution Friday after reports that the world-champion South African runner Caster Semenya has both male and female organs. |  After running a marathon on each of the seven continents in under a year by March of 2009, Linda Quirk of Run7on7.com fame is now announcing her next greatest endeavor: to attempt to become the first woman to complete the 4 Deserts - a grueling series of ultra-marathons - in under a year in 2010. |
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