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How athlete TimTim Sharma trained to set a new ultramarathon record
8 months, 2 weeks ago

How athlete TimTim Sharma trained to set a new ultramarathon record

Live Mint  

After the National Road Cycling Championships in January, athlete TimTim Sharma was looking to transition to training for triathlons, with an eye on the Ironman 70.3 Bahrain in December this year. But my performance came as a pleasant surprise, considering it’s just seven minutes short of the men’s course record,” she says. “I’ve been training and competing for a decade …

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World Cup downhill ski race at Matterhorn mountain canceled because of snow and strong winds
1 year, 1 month ago

World Cup downhill ski race at Matterhorn mountain canceled because of snow and strong winds

Associated Press  

LAGHI CIME BIANCHE, Italy — More heavy snowfalls and strong winds at the Matterhorn mountain made a men’s World Cup downhill impossible to race Sunday, wiping out the weekend program for the second straight year at the sport’s newest venue. Race organizers said the cancellation also was forced by the forecast for strong winds throughout Sunday at what is the …

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Cole Custer grabs 1st Xfinity Series win of the season in Portland
1 year, 6 months ago

Cole Custer grabs 1st Xfinity Series win of the season in Portland

Associated Press  

PORTLAND, Ore. — Cole Custer pulled into the lead after a late caution for his first NASCAR Xfinity Series win this season on the road course at Portland International Raceway. “I’ve been so close so many times and it’s just awesome to win this thing.” Allgaier led for most of the third stage after winning last week’s rain-delayed race in …

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Max Verstappen ‘incredibly proud’ of F1 season race wins record
2 years, 1 month ago

Max Verstappen ‘incredibly proud’ of F1 season race wins record

The Independent  

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Kilde and only 2 others get 3rd run before Olympic downhill
2 years, 10 months ago

Kilde and only 2 others get 3rd run before Olympic downhill

Associated Press  

BEIJING — Race favorite Aleksander Aamodt Kilde was one of only three skiers to get a third run on the course before the final training session for the men’s Olympic downhill was halted prematurely on Saturday. Kilde, two-time Olympic champion Matthias Mayer and Christof Innerhofer completed their runs before organizers stopped the third training session because of high winds. “I …

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Positive COVID test rules Azimeraw out of London Marathon
4 years, 2 months ago

Positive COVID test rules Azimeraw out of London Marathon

The Hindu  

Degitu Azimeraw, who won the Amsterdam Marathon in a course record as a 20-year-old last year, and fellow Ethiopian and top coach Haji Adelo, will be absent from Sunday's London Marathon after testing positive for COVID-19, organisers said on Tuesday. Azimeraw, who ran a stunning 2 hours, 19.26 minutes on her debut over the distance last October, had been hoping …

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