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Signs of spring on a sunny day
The shamrock in my apartment (aka Shammy) flowered for the first time Saturday.
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A truly amazing and inspiring story
The Boston Marathon is Monday, and sure enough, Dick Hoyt and his son Rick will be there at the starting line for their 71st career marathon (31st Boston).
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Seattle man posted video before dying on highway By LAUREN GAMBINO Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore.
View ArticleKickin' it Tour de France style
By KAREL JANICEK Associated Press SUMAVA MOUNTAINS, Czech Republic (AP) - A joke over beer could turn into a defining moment for a new sport when an international team of six men attempt to mark the...
View Article80-year-old reaches top of Everest
By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA, Associated Press KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) - An 80-year-old Japanese man who has had four heart operations in recent years became the oldest person to climb to the top of Mount...
View ArticleGet the skis back out
WILMINGTON (AP) - A Memorial Day weekend storm has dropped three feet of snow on a New York ski mountain near the Vermont boarder.
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Forget sharks, it's the jelly
By PAUL HAVEN Associated Press HAVANA (AP) - Five tries. Five failures. Australian
View ArticleNever too late to start
DALLAS (AP) - You might say Orville Rogers is a late bloomer. The 95-year-old began getting in shape by running at age 50. And he started competing as a runner even later in life.
View Article25 locals signed up for Ironman
I'm in the process of putting together our Ironman Lake Placid preview section, and just received a list of the registered competitors. There are 2,848 people registered for the July 28 event that...
View Article2013 Ironman wrap-up
Bob Morganson and Chris Grant have now done seven Ironmans in a row. Bob Tebo and Wes Wilson have done four straight. Brian Delaney is in a class of his own after completing his 15th in a row (that's...
View ArticleA little late and a few bricks short, but "The Shark" reaches Detroit
By CARLOS OSORIO Associated Press DETROIT - Nearly 51 hours after jumping into a lake near the Michigan-Canada border, a long-distance swimmer who calls himself "The Shark" finished his 22-mile...
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Wag the dog
Hanging out with a dominant male dog, I have seen a fair share of dog tussles.
View ArticleFamily of Newtown victim starts triathlon program
Race4Chase website: http://www.chasekowalskifund.com/Race4Chase.html By PAT EATON-ROBB Associated Press NEWTOWN, Conn.
View ArticleCongresswoman completes Ironman Arizona
Don't know a thing about her politics, but I'm always impressed by someone who puts in the time and effort to complete the Ironman distance. Rep. Kyrsten Sinema talks a bit about her training in this...
View ArticleDeer in the headlights
This graphic hits close to home for me since I hit a deer a few months back. It was right in front of Sunmount in Tupper Lake, and no I did not have my high beams on at the time.
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Escaped inmate turns himself in because of cold FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Just how cold is it in Kentucky? Apparently cold enough for an escaped prisoner to decide to turn himself in.
View ArticleSkylight and Gray
My friend Paul and I hiked from Adirondack Loj to Skylight and Gray mountains on Feb. 24. It was a long trip but we were able to cover the roughly 18.5 miles in about nine hours. This is a marshy area...
View ArticleWhiteface attempt, take II
Took another stab at climbing Whiteface Mountain and skiing down the other side on the toll road. We came up just a bit short but had a heck of an adventure along the way.
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