Marathon Attracts Sports Tourists to Kenya’s Masai Mara | Africa | English

Marathon Attracts Sports Tourists to Kenya’s Masai Mara | Africa | English: "It's called "The World's Wildest Marathon," and it drew more than 1600 athletes from around the world to a Kenyan game reserve last week. This was the third running of the Masai Mara Marathon - and it illustrates Kenya's efforts to position itself as a sports tourism destination."

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Burris, Sutton win Atlanta Half Marathon | ajc.com

Burris, Sutton win Atlanta Half Marathon | ajc.com: "Sean Burris, an Atlanta Track Club competitive team member from Dunwoody, won the 2011 Atlanta Half Marathon, finishing in a time of 1:08:34, nearly a minute and a half ahead of Andrew Heath of Atlanta. Burris pulled away from the lead pack near mile seven and maintained his lead through the finish Thursday morning as more than 12,800 runners and walkers participated, the most ever in the annual event."

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Paradise Valley man on prosthesis eyes world record

Paradise Valley man on prosthesis eyes world record: "Ivan Steber of Paradise Valley wants to set a new world record for the fastest 10-kilometer run this morning at the Phoenix 10K in downtown Phoenix.

"I have to do a 6:07 (minutes per mile) to break the record," Steber calculates aloud. "I'm doing 6:15.""

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