Burned jogger shows lightning, headphones don&#39;t mix
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Here&#39;s a handy tip for joggers: If you think you might get caught in a thunderstorm, leave your music player at home.
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By The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C.  Sep. 15--It is tempting to hurl rhetorical firebombs at a political system that fails to protect homeowners from fireworks damage just because they live in unincorporated areas. And to scorch the S.C.
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Thirty minutes until the start of the Vermont City Marathon, and I still couldn't activate one of my gadgets for tracking speed and distance. Fifteen minutes. Five. And the starting horn went off. I gave up fiddling to focus on my race.
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It's a beautiful day and the track is brimming with competitors. Let's go for a run.
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Large pair of knickers saves the day when fire breaks out in
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What was Dan Snyder thinking? No, I&#39;m not referring to the whole Steve Spurrier fiasco. This has nothing to do with his Washington Redskins team -- though one can argue that it&#39;s a reasonably brisk jog between
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ATHENS, Greece - As Bruce Springsteen&#39;s &quot;Born in the USA&quot; blared over the Olympic Stadium loudspeaker Monday night, three athletes in red, white and blue began a slow victory lap.
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Next time you drive past a jogger on the street, give her a honk and a wave - she&#39;s honing the skill that helped define the human body, according to a study by researchers from the University of Utah and Harvard.
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Athens, Greece (Sports Network) - With one gold medal already, he could have packed it in. But it wouldn&#39;t have been right, not after what his teammate accomplished Saturday night.
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Thirty-three Finnish soldiers were injured by lightning during a night exercise in western Finland, military officials said Friday.'A sudden thunderstorm came over the area and lightning struck in two places,' said Lt. Col. Jukka Orava.Three soldiers who were seriously injured were being treated at a hospital, Orava said. He did not describe their injuries but said their condition was stable. Eight others were to be released later Friday.Twenty-two soldiers were only slightly injured with suspected hearing damage, Orava said. They were examined by military medical staff at a field hospital. Read more
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As Mark Amirault crossed the finish line, he didn't wear the expression of torture most runners have when they finish a cross-country race. He didn't look like he was gasping for air, struggling to walk, or grimacing because of the strain on his legs. He looked like he just stepped out of the sauna.
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Dropped, dunked or otherwise abused, your injured iPod need not go to that great landfill in the sky. Call a miracle worker instead. By the Associated Press.
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Between trail running and a walk in the woods, thereâs a new aerobic workout.
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Modeled after Lance Armstrong&#39;s yellow &quot;LiveStrong&quot; wristbands, these fashion statements have a color for just about every cause.
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How something so elephantine can be so simultaneously light on its feet is a mystery. But maybe the New York City Marathon can be explained a bit by Paula Radcliffe&#39;s presence yesterday.
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ATHENS -- These may not be the brightest nor the best days for the men&#39;s 100-metre sprint. But apparently it will take more than the occasional pesky drug scandal to keep it from being the showcase of the Olympic track meet.
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The sound contradicted the image. Sure, Paul Atallah was watching a football game on TV, and sure, it was 1 o'clock in the morning, when the senses can get mischievous. But the thuds he was hearing didn't match the action he was seeing. Even the most ferocious tackle doesn't echo like that; as a longtime football player, Atallah knew that ...