May
21
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Tyson Park running barefoot during the 2018 Boston Marathon/Tyson Park/Courtesy

Meet the oldest runners in the 2023 Boston Marathon
By Boston.com

Ten years ago, Tyson Park ran his first Boston Marathon.

The then-71-year-old had spent about four years looking for ways to improve his health, including by going on hikes and changing his diet. Eventually, he decided to enter Boston’s 26.2-mile race. And with the unique opinion that the comfort shoes provided took away from the challenge of the marathon, Park decided to run barefoot.

He was a few hours into his run, nearing the Citgo sign, when he cut his foot. Ten to 15 minutes later, he said, the first of two bombs went off near the marathon finish...
May
21
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Youths of Nepal and India run 50 kilometers every day to have their names written on Guinness book of World records
By My Republica


POKHARA, April 2: According to international standards, a runner should rest for three months after running a marathon. That is why a runner who has run in one event does not participate in the next marathon event. This is because running a marathon consumes a lot of energy which takes about three months to replenish.

But two young men from Nepal and India are used to running 50 kilometers daily, and that too barefoot. Amrit Basnet of Jajarkot and Visakhkrishna Swami of Maharashtra, India run 50 km daily with the aim of getting their names written on the Guinness Book of World Records.

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May
12
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May
07
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Well...? How did it go today on this fine
International Barefoot Running Day?


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