I usually save stories of my endurance-running exploits for my running buddies, but my most recent race experience, Leona Divide 100k, is different. The race in remote Green Valley, California, was the first ultra marathon I’ve successfully completed in almost three years, the pandemic having put the kibosh on such social events for a spell….
Kenya’s Jepchirchir and Chebet Win Boston Marathon
BOSTON—Reigning Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir won the women’s race at the Boston Marathon on Monday, as fellow Kenyan Evans Chebet won the men’s race. Jepchirchir won a see-saw sprint in the final mile on Monday as the world’s most prestigious 26.2-mile race returned to its traditional Patriots’ Day spot in the schedule for the first…
82-Year-Old Grandma Enjoys Weekly Bootcamp, Action-Packed Holidays, and Manual Jobs
Meet the 82-year-old grandma who enjoys early morning boot camp sessions, yoga holidays to the Spanish island of Ibiza, and still works as an electrical contractor. Superfit pensioner Anne Leigh, who is a mum of two and grandmother of seven, refuses to let her age slow her down. The marathon runner from Hedgerley Green, South Bucks,…
Boston Marathon Bomber Again Tries to Avoid Execution
BOSTON—Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is again trying to avoid execution, asking the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to consider four constitutional claims not taken up when his death sentence appeal went to the Supreme Court last month. Tsarnaev’s attorneys in a filing Thursday said the trial court “improperly forced” their client to stand…
Is It Time to Sell Stock in These 10 Top Performers of 2021?
December 18, 2021
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This year has been a great year for stocks overall, with the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust on track to finish the year up more than 24 percent. Unfortunately, some stocks that started off the year red-hot are limping into the close of the year as investors cash out of their gains and rebalance their holdings…
United Airlines Stages Large Passenger Flight Using Sustainable Aviation Fuel
December 2, 2021
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United Airlines flew more than 100 passengers on a new Boeing 737 MAX 8 from Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport to Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday. The 612-mile trip used “sustainable aviation fuel” (SAF) on an unprecedented scale for a flight with many people on it. Airlines are currently eligible for a $1…
Comeback Story: Korir Wins NYC Marathon 2 Years After Placing 2nd
NEW YORK—New York sought a comeback story for its 50th marathon, and Albert Korir delivered. And for a city whose sports fans don’t accept second best, Peres Jepchirchir came through with a memorable first. Korir and Jepchirchir made it a Kenyan sweep at Sunday’s New York City Marathon, with Korir winning the men’s race two…
Comeback Story: Korir Wins NYC Marathon 2 Years After 2nd
NEW YORK—New York sought a comeback story for its 50th marathon, and Albert Korir delivered. And for a city whose sports fans don’t accept second best, Peres Jepchirchir came through with a memorable first. Korir and Jepchirchir made it a Kenyan sweep at Sunday’s New York City Marathon, with Korir winning the men’s race two…
Streets, Freeway Ramps to Close for the 2021 LA Marathon
November 5, 2021
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LOS ANGELES—A host of streets and freeway ramps will be closed Nov. 7 to accommodate the 36th annual Los Angeles Marathon. This year, the marathon will follow a new route from Dodger Stadium to Century City. The race will start at 6:30 a.m. Runners will then head through downtown Los Angeles, Echo Park, Hollywood, West…
Refiner Marathon Beats Profit Expectations on Robust Fuel Demand
Marathon Petroleum Corp. beat quarterly profit estimates on Tuesday as a rebound in fuel consumption helped the largest U.S. refiner tide over the surging cost of crude oil. Marathon’s results followed strong earnings from other energy companies. Valero, which was the first major U.S. refiner to report quarterly earnings, and PBF beat analysts’ estimates as…
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