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Ultramarathon

Japan, Buddhism and the Ultramarathon of a Lifetime

Amy Chavez | Posted 04.24.2013 | Books
Read More: Women, Religious Pilgrimages, Pilgrimage, Spiritual Journey, Books, New Books, Travel, Expats, Women Athletes, GPS for the Soul, Authors, Spiritual Development, Barefoot Running, Running, Ultra Running, Adventure Travel, Women Runners, Japan, Buddhism, Ultramarathon, Video, Books News
Amy Chavez

The Buddhist pilgrimage appeals to the motives of the independent traveler in us. Meditation appeals to our inward search for meaning.

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How A Vegan Diet Helped Me Run 100 Miles

Scott Jurek | Posted 08.12.2012 | Books
Read More: Book News, Vegetation Health, Marathon Diet, Ultramarathon Diet, Vegan Diet, Marathon, Health Book, Sports Book, Vegan Health, Ultramarathon, Books News
Scott Jurek

I was a total longshot, an unlikely champion. I was an even more unlikely vegan.

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Is There a Safe Way to Train for an Ultra Marathon?

Quora | Posted 06.23.2012 | Home
Read More: Health and Wellness, Health, Marathon, Ultramarathon-Man, Fitness, Fitness Tips, Fitness and Exercise, Physical Fitness, Wellness, Ultramarathon, Ultramarathon Man, Home News
Quora

This question originally appeared on Quora. By Andy Johns, Product Manager - User Growth, Quora Yes, there are many safety precautions that your w...

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A San Francisco Running Weekend to Remember

Heidi Dietrich Mills | Posted 02.06.2012 | Healthy Living
Read More: Open Water Rowing Center, Ultra Running, Dean Karnazes, New York Marathon, Marin Headlands, TransRockies Run, North Face Endurance Challenge, Outside PR, House of Air, Running, Fitness and Exercise, Ultramarathon, North Face Endurance Challenge 50K, Healthy Living News
Heidi Dietrich Mills

Last Saturday at the North Face Endurance Challenge outside of San Francisco, I encountered more than one unexpected surprise.

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This is How We Do It

Kia Taylor | Posted 12.30.2011 | Black Voices
Read More: Bv-Parenting, BlackVoices Parenting, Time Management, Working Mothers, Marathon, Mother Exercise, Determined to Be Fit, Fitness, Fitness and Exercise, Mothers, Ultramarathon, Crossfit, Black Voices News
Kia Taylor

I'm a wife, mother of a toddler, full-time employee, runner and a CrossFitter. I'm also currently training for my first ultramarathon. Through it all, I still maintain that the majority of us can find the time to exercise if we have the desire and we are flexible. Here's how I do it.

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I'll Run the World Someday

Winnie So | Posted 10.18.2011 | Travel
Read More: Inca Trail, Antarctica, Peru, Jordan, Australia, France, Marathon, Napa Valley, Petra, South Africa, Switzerland, Kenya, Running, French Riviera, Medoc, Mount Kilimanjaro, Safari, Ultramarathon, Galapagos Islands, Bordeaux, Great Wall, Slidepollajax, China, Travel News
Winnie So

For me, mixing travel with running is a great training motivator. So as a way to kick-start my marathon training after a knee injury, I decided to come up with my list of dream race destinations.

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People Are Running 3,100 Miles Around A Single Block In Queens

The Huffington Post | Christopher Mathias | Posted 09.05.2011 | New York
Read More: Jamaica Queens, Video, Self-Transcendence, Sri Chimnoy, Queens, Marathon, Ny News, New York News, Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race, Ultramarathon, New York News

The world's longest certified footrace is happening right now--on a single city block in Jamaica, Queens. The 15th Annual Self-Transcendence 3,100...

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Running Across the Sahara Desert

Alastair Humphreys | Posted 05.25.2011 | Travel
Read More: Desert, Sahara, Travel, Morocco, Running, Ultramarathon, Marathon, Travel News
Alastair Humphreys

It was not the normal Moroccan travel experience. I drank no mint tea, enjoyed no Moroccan cuisine, and was not even invited to look around a carpet shop. I was running through the Sahara desert.

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Man Running Across America to Break World Record

Graham Bensinger | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Running, Marathons, Ultramarathon, Charlie Engle, Entertainment News
Graham Bensinger

Charlie Engle and new partner Marshall Ulrich are attempting to break the 46-day speed record for running across the United States and plan to run nearly 70 miles each day for 45 days.

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