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With traffic a mess as the Miami marathon wrapped up prior to tip-off against the Bulls, LeBron ditched the car and rode his bike to work. There's a debate going on over whether the whole thing was staged for PR purposes, so it's worth mentioning that LeBron hosts an annual charity bike-a-thon in Akron. Also worth mentioning: the Heat made the media aware of LeBron's green commute before any pictures leaked out online, and his bike partner (seen in the below photo) is his publicist. More »
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Here in New York, someone tries to set off a bomb in Times Square, and life goes on a couple hours later. In Pittsburgh, they divert the marathon after finding a microwave with some noodles inside. [WTAE] More »
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A third of runners in the top 100 of a Chinese marathon were found to have cheated. Hiring impostors, hitching rides in cars — anything to better their chances of getting into college. More »
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Simon Sawe had a commanding lead entering the final stretch of the Des Moines Marathon, when he was held up by a passing train. That's when the runner in 2nd caught up. Then the runner in 3rd... More »
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Today's Baltimore Marathon route passed with one block of 13 different crime scenes where city residents were murdered in 2009. Alphonce Yatich from Kenya and Iulia Arkhipova from Kyrgyzstan were the only survivors. [Baltimore Sun via Bob's Blitz] More »
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By the time you wake up tomorrow, you might be the winner of Milwaukee's Lakefront Marathon. Because every time they declare a victor, they turn around and get disqualified. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5377608&view=rss&microfeed=true From the Los Angeles Marathon this weekend — and the incomparable 100 Percent Injury Rate — comes a wonderful moment in broadcasting. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=363556&view=rss&microfeed=true Last year, Robert Cheruiyot won the Chicago Marathon in the most painful, humiliating way possible. The 2007 version of the race, held this past weekend, had even more troubles. More »
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Here we have Lloyd Scott, who completed the London Marathon on Sunday while dressed as Indiana Jones, raising a bunch of money for charity in the process. (Note to teenage boys: Dressing like this while manning a hand crank over long distances pretty much guarantees that you will never, ever have sex). Now, here are some additional Lloyd Scott facts: More »
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As we all know, steroids are scourge on our great nation and must be eradicated before Al Qaeda uses them to take over the United States. And the menace is getting worse: Turns out, now grandmothers are using them. More »
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We had an excellent front-row seat for the New York City Marathon on Sunday, where we saw Lance Armstrong surrounded by photographers and a bunch of pace-setting rabbits (which is supposedly against the rules, but whatever), a few people in wacky costumes and, sadly, no one with bleeding nipples. Well, at least not in the race. (We were drinking mimosas. Feel free to mock us. They were free.) More »
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This gentleman is Paul Kapellas, and he lives in Chicago. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=210021&view=rss&microfeed=true If you haven't seen it yet, here's the so-wrong-it's-right video of the Chicago Marathon winner crossing the finish line in the least glamorous way possible. More »
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