The group finished the Lakefront Marathon in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, last October in 6:20, breaking the previous record of 54 runners. The team was put together to raise money for the physical rehab of former elite runner Jenny Crain, who suffered severe injuries after being struck by a vehicle during a training run in 2007.
It’s easy to imagine the difficulties involved in running a marathon while tied to 61 other people, but this short video makes it even plainer.
Sage Canaday of the Brooks-Hanson team has plenty of time on his hands while recovering from his 2:18 finish in the U.S. Olympics marathon trials. So he put together this video of “Shit Marathoners Say.”
My favorite? “I run for a cause.”
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January 24, 2012 at 12:00
Just one problem. No one bothered to check with the Prince or Kate or their representatives at Clarence House, which is where they reside. That is, until royal correspondent Victoria Arbiter did:
Just had confirmation from Clarence House that William + Kate are not participating in #SportRelief and so are not running a mile.
Most of you are probably too young to remember the days when cigarettes were advertised on television. But even then there were public service announcements about the dangers of smoking. This is a famous one, produced by the American Heart Association:
I’ve never smoked, but I thought then – and still do – that Johnny Smoke was a very badass dude. I’m not sure how effective the ad was in reducing smoking, but the coolness factor probably negated the message.
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January 19, 2012 at 11:00
Twenty-year-old actress Shailene Woodley, one of the stars of the acclaimed film The Descendants, is a runner and a jogger. After attending the Golden Globes ceremony in the traditional gown and heels, she changed for an after-party into a black floor-length gown and… Vibram Five Fingers.
This caused the celebrity media to go berserk, as dozens of publications dissected her decision.
Fashionista was generally supportive, but suggested ”a chic flat would have done the job, too.”
Crushable opined: “They don’t look particularly comfortable and they definitely don’t complement fancy gowns.”
Jezebel thought the critics were overreacting, but did refer to the Vibrams as “those hideous ‘barefoot’ running shoe contraptions your dad wears on vacation.”
Twenty-year-old actress Shailene Woodley, one of the stars of the acclaimed film The Descendants, is 
