Micah True became a mythic figure after being featured in the best-selling book “Born to Run.” Then, on March 27, he went for a run in the Gila Wilderness.

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Caballo Blanco’s Last Run: The Micah True Story

Some energetic New Yorkers, many professionals with full-time jobs, are fitting in multiple workouts a day at separate studios.

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New Yorkers Who Fit In 2 or 3 Workouts a Day

The distance was established at the 1908 London Games only because the royal family wanted a better view of the start at Windsor Castle and the finish in the Olympic Stadium.

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On Olympics: The Marathon’s Accidental Route to 26 Miles 385 Yards

Micah True, an extreme-distance runner, went out for a 12-mile run Tuesday morning and had yet to return Friday, setting off a massive search in southwestern New Mexico.

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Ultrarunner Micah True Disappears While on Run in New Mexico

APPLETON, Wis. — Mitt Romney’s advisers and top supporters have begun informally discussing potential vice presidential candidates and believe that the sooner he can put away the Republican nomination, the more flexibility he will have in picking his running mate. Read full article > >

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Mitt Romney’s ‘veepstakes’ begin

Canadian singer Michael Buble is in the running for a Sony Radio Academy Award for his music show on Magic 105.4.

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Buble nominated for radio honour

BBC research finds those responsible for running more than 20 of England’s cathedrals are worried about their ability to meet their running costs in two years’ time.

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Concern over cathedrals funding

One of the handful of remaining contenders to win the Obama administration’s funding to build “green” cars is out of the running. Carbon Motors announced Wednesday afternoon that the Department of Energy has turned down the company’s application for a $335 million loan to build fuel-efficient police vehicles in a Indiana town hard-hit by unemployment. The news comes 30 months after the company first applied under a special green car loan program. Read full article > >

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Another company out of the running for Obama’s ‘green car’ program

Alan Curbishley pulls out of the running to succeed Mick McCarthy as Wolves manager, leaving Steve Bruce as favourite.

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Curbishley out of Wolves running

A Caithness nuclear power plant’s dome, the SS Great Britain and Belgrave Hall Museum are in the running for a jelly replica.

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Nuclear power plant in jelly bid

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. —The New York Giants began the postseason just as they ended the regular season, with a solid performance — and a victory — under win-or-else circumstances. They used three touchdown passes by quarterback Eli Manning , a significant contribution by their running game and dominant defense to beat the Atlanta Falcons, 24-2 , in a first-round NFC playoff game here Sunday at MetLife Stadium. Read full article > >

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NFL playoffs 2012: New York Giants crush Atlanta Falcons, 24-2

As part of a five-year deal, the race will be carried for three and a half hours on ESPN2, which reaches nearly every household with cable or satellite television.

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New York City Marathon to Be Shown Live Nationally

The cost of entering the race has jumped about $60, or 24 to 39 percent, depending on the entrant.

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New York City Marathon Raises Entry Fee

As we speed-surf the choppy seas of YouTube in search of new sounds, two minutes spent watching a music video can actually feel like a serious time commitment. So what happens when a chunk of music asks for two hours of our lives? That’s the running time of “Themes for an Imaginary Film,” an expansive and enchanting new album by Symmetry, a collective of musicians assembled by Johnny Jewel of the Portland, Ore., neo-disco duo Glass Candy. Last year, Jewel contributed a handful of stylish electro-pop songs to the soundtrack of “Drive,” a very real film starring the hunky and ubiquitous Ryan Gosling. Here, Jewel has delivered 36 tracks of his most evocative avant-pop yet. “Your life is the film,” the album’s liner notes declare, “this is the soundtrack.” Read full article > >

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Symmetry’s ‘Themes for an Imaginary Film’ evokes a cinematic soundtrack for life

McFly drummer Harry Judd and actress Chelsee Healey are in the running to lift the Strictly Come Dancing trophy after singer Jason Donovan was knocked out.

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Stars battle for Strictly trophy