Articles filed under Running & Jogging
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Lighting the way: How you can help Downers Grove-based Watts of Love fight global povertyAug 05, 2020 6:00 am - Bad things happen in the dark. Not only are hours of productivity, business, and study time lost, but there are more predators prowling around in the night. Families t...
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Savage Race kicks off with pandemic as additional obstacleJul 24, 2020 11:00 pm - Colossus, a 43-foot-high, two-part obstacle with a quarter-pipe ramp on one side and a water slide on the other, awaited Savage Race competitors at Richardson's Adventur...
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Why We Walk: No matter where you live, you can join virtual Naperville Pancreatic Cancer Research WalkJul 16, 2020 6:00 am - The Naperville Pancreatic Cancer Research Walk will be a virtual event this year, taking place Sunday, July 19. The walk proceeds go to the Lustgarten Foundation and its...
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Chicago Marathon canceled due to pandemicJul 13, 2020 1:00 am - The Chicago Marathon is taking a hiatus. The city of Chicago said Monday it has canceled the race and all related weekend activities. “While we'd hoped to once again lin...
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Why We Walk: 'Strike Out ALS' with Les Turner's virtual 5K or 1-mileJul 09, 2020 6:15 am - Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, is a progressive nervous system disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord, causing loss of muscle control. ALS...
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Why We Walk for ALS: 'She truly lived life to the fullest'Jul 09, 2020 6:00 am - When my first cousin Eileen Frederick began noticing a weakness in her leg and foot drop, she didn't know what the cause might be. She didn't suspect it was ALS, the dis...
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Why We Walk for ALS: 'He remains positive and continually inspires all of us'Jul 09, 2020 6:00 am - Being a successful firefighter requires bravery, adaptability, perseverance and strength. My dad, Hugh Stott, spent more than 40 years in the fire services field before ...
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'It has become something bigger than me': Why fitness trainer runs with American flagJul 07, 2020 6:00 am - When Mark Palmieri runs on forest preserve trails carrying a large American flag, he says he sees "massive positive emotion" from people he encounters. Palmieri, who wor...
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Man runs 218 miles to virus-stricken 'Nana's' nursing homeJun 25, 2020 1:00 am - SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) - Endurance athlete Corey Cappelloni once ran six days through the Sahara Desert in what's considered the most grueling foot race on Earth. But a 218-...
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Why We Walk: Save-A-Pet in Grayslake to host virtual 5K walk/run June 27Jun 22, 2020 6:00 am - It's not always easy to find an organization that will take you off the streets, clean you up and take you in, no questions asked, for as long as you need them. It does...