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The Hurricanes placed second in the WSA Grand National Championship. (Contributed photo) Hot shots shine in New Orleans
The Hot Shots All-Star cheerleaders recently traveled to New Orleans to attend the WSA Grand National Championship competition. The two-day event was held downtown at the New Orleans Convention...
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Jim Alred: Despite my finishing picture, the race was great
Here are 10 moments from training for and racing in the Berry half that I will remember for a while. 10. Cold. Leading up to the race, I complained quite a bit about having to train in almost free...
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Photo by Ken Caruthers/RN-T Daniel Bell: Berry race brings a new best for me, kudos for everyone involved
Since I was first among the RN-T runners to cross the finish line of the Berry Half Marathon on Saturday, I suppose it’s only fitting that I am the first one to post a blog update as well. I have...
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Jim Alred: Here's how the race is going to go
We have less than 24 hours remaining before a whole bunch of runners embark on the various races at Berry Saturday morning. For those of you running, here are a few tips. Make sure you get some de...
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Jim Alred, that tool Daniel Bell, John Bailey and yours truly. Severo Avila: Like Lambs to the Slaughter
In preparation for Saturday’s half marathon, I have written my last will and testament. To my friend John Bailey I hereby bequeath my dog-slash-best friend Lola. May her incessant barking, w...
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Our Rome News-Tribune race shirts feature a John Bailey original design with the words “Fear the Deer” and “Berry Half Marathon 2010” in big bold letters. John Bailey: It’s going to get ugly
Since the beginning, when we (possibly in a fit of idiocy) decided to run this race it was all about just finishing the 13.1 mile course. Now, in the last few days it’s seeming to morph into less...
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Jim Alred: The final countdown before the half
On Sunday, I ran a bit more than an hour. Obviously this pales in comparison to what D. Bell did in New Orleans. I’ve got to say his run was awesome and anytime someone runs 26.2 miles, it&#...
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This unflattering photo was taken moments after the marathon. Daniel Bell: After a marathon in Week 12, feel free to call me crazy
I’ve said it before, and I continue to maintain, that running is a mental sport. However, I would like to modify that statement just a bit. Running is a mental sport, and marathoners are crazy. T...
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Jim Alred: Getting down to crunch time for the half
by Jim Alred
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Two weeks ago I logged about a 12 mile run on the Berry course. The next day, my body hurt. My right knee screamed as did my left hip. When I started this journey those were the two issues I worri...
Daniel Bell: Week 11 down; six days to New Orleans marathon
by Daniel Bell, staff writer
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After taking it easy last week, I decided I had to get in some quality miles for Week 11, so this week I ran three times: five miles, six miles, and 13 miles. It was a good decision, I think, be...
John Bailey: Back in the saddle again
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I’m feeling pretty good, albeit tired, because even after the setbacks of sickness and not being able to train I was able to push it and finish the half-marathon course today – in some beautiful su...
Daniel Bell: Reducing in Week 10, and the story of my first half
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Now that I’m only two weeks away from my first-ever full marathon I’ve started reducing the number of weekly miles in an attempt to give my body some time to heal. It’s called tapering, and I’m not...
Rome’s Dixon wins title in Boston
by staff reports
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Dr. Hamilton Dixon won the gold medal in the 75-79 year-old age division at the World indoor rowing championships on Sunday afternoon in Boston, Mass. There were 2,000 competitors from around the...
John Bailey: stumbling block
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No running. On Sunday, while looking at x-rays of my chest, the doctor just looked at me and said “no running, no anything.” This was after a possible diagnosis of pneumonia in my left lung (days...
Severo Avila: Illness, Rip Van Winkle and fancy-shmancy yellow shoes
by Severo Avila, Features Editor
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The Internet has been abuzz with rumors that I have quit training for the Berry half marathon. This is of course, not true. Firstly, no one on the Internet cares about my training. Secondly, it H...
Jim Alred: Finally a good, long run
by Jim Alred
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I've got to be real honest. Up until Sunday afternoon, I'd been a bit worried about the half. Normally in my half training, I would have already completed a run upwards of an hour and a half. Due...
LaDainian Tomlinson is at the New York Jets' training facility in Florham Park, N.J., meeting with team officials about joining the offense that ranked No. 1 in rushing last season.
Fri Mar 12 13:28:45 -0600 2010
Evan Turner drained a 37-footer at the buzzer to give Ohio State a 69-68 win over Michigan in the Big Ten tournament quarterfinals.
Fri Mar 12 16:41:12 -0600 2010
A day after multiple reports had Tiger Woods returning to competitive golf at the Arnold Palmer Invitational in two weeks or the Masters next month, a source told ESPN.com Friday that "no final decision has been made" with regards to his schedule.
Fri Mar 12 16:17:48 -0600 2010