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Ultra runner Nikki Kimball takes on the 273-mile Long Trail in Vermont

Mark Peters 2015-08-19T12:04:35+00:00 August 19th, 2015|

The vast majority of people will live out their lives having never run a half-marathon, let alone a full marathon of 26.2 miles (42.195 […]

World-class blade runner Blake Leeper causes his mother to freak out with unbridled joy

Mark Peters 2015-05-15T09:04:44+00:00 May 15th, 2015|

World-class blade runner Blake Leeper recently paid his mother a surprise visit at her Tennessee home after smuggling himself away in a Teleflora van. […]

Caroline Rotich wins 2015 Boston Marathon in dramatic footrace up Boylston Street

Mark Peters 2015-05-09T19:32:54+00:00 April 20th, 2015|

Rounding the penultimate corner in the Boston Marathon, all that separated the top three women was a length of shoelace. In the end, Kenya’s […]

Caroline Wozniacki obliterates Tiki Barber in New York City Marathon

Mark Peters 2014-11-03T11:16:52+00:00 November 3rd, 2014|

Before Sunday morning, Caroline Wozniacki had never participated in a competitive race or covered more than 13 miles at a stretch, which makes the […]

High jumper Mutaz Essa Barshim believes he can fly

Mark Peters 2016-09-30T08:31:51+00:00 September 12th, 2014|

Last week, Qatar’s Mutaz Essa Barshim flirted with rewriting long-established gravitational laws, by clearing 2.43 meters (7.972 feet) in the high jump. As amazing […]

Usain Bolt called out by 103-year-old Japanese sprinter Hidekichi Miyazaki

Mark Peters 2014-09-02T17:06:59+00:00 September 2nd, 2014|

Japan’s Hidekichi Miyazaki holds the 100m world record for centenarians at just under 30 seconds (29.83), but still isn’t satisfied with his sprinting/tottering accomplishments. […]

Retro 50 Series custom track and field cards

Mark Peters 2014-09-02T13:53:15+00:00 August 31st, 2014|

Retro 50 series is one of several premium custom track and field card designs that can be unlocked within Starr Cards award-winning Track and […]

Shoes? Andrew Snope don’t need no stinkin’ shoes — he runs barefoot 137 miles in 24 hours

Mark Peters 2014-08-14T08:28:23+00:00 August 14th, 2014|

Nike and Reebok’s worst nightmare may be a 28-year-old bartender from Savannah, Georgia. Andrew Snope, who has only been running for less than three […]