At 88, Guttag Is Staying on the Run
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Plenty of runners bemoan their inexorable slide in performance with age, but few can boast the hands-on experience of Alvin Guttag, who still competes at 88.
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At more than 240 sites across Ontario today, people will run, walk, jog or wheel along courses from one to 10 kilometres to keep Terry Fox&#39;s dream alive.
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An article last week about dog owners who hire runners to exercise their pets misstated the surname of an owner in one reference and misstated the age of a runner. As noted elsewhere in the article, the dog owner is Richard Shein, not Stein, and Roy Scranton is 30, not 26.
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FORT MYERS, Fla. - He is still only 27 years old. And he is the ace. No doubt about that anymore.
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Two years ago, Len Geiger was near death, suffering from a severe case of genetic emphysema. On Saturday, Geiger participated in his first marathon, accompanied by the father of the 14-year-old girl whose lungs were used in a double-lung transplant to save his life.
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Chris Slade is only 36 years old. He tries to stay away from junk food. He still runs four or five times a week. Not exactly the sort of person who would seem at risk of health problems.
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If Roger Penske adds to his glittering record at Indianapolis Motor Speedway by capturing an unparalleled 15th Indianapolis 500 today , it's not likely that you'll see the car owner planning his exit strategy from the sport.
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The 30-year-old right fielder, who has 257 hits, has tonight and two games remaining to break the record. George Sisler&#39;s mark of 257 hits was set in 1920.
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Whether the 30-year-old marathon world record holder will achieve the global title she yearns for in the wake of her traumatic failure at the Athens Olympics remains to be seen.
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Mark Balduzzi isn't old. He isn't sick. He isn't paranoid, either. But he's seen enough shootings, car accidents, and 52-car pile ups to know his life could end at any moment.
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Alec Petro of Duxbury has challenged his body to perform under the most strenuous conditions. From triathlons to a 24-hour bike ride, Petro could be considered fearless. But nothing compares to what he and three teammates recently accomplished.
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- How sweet was this? A year ago, the wheels were about to fall off of Robert Yates Racing. Yates had struggled through what the 63-year-old car owner called "one of the lowest" seasons of his career in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series after one driver, Elliott Sadler, defected in midseason to drive Dodges for Evernham Motorsports, ...
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TALLAHASSEE -- Florida State coach Bobby Bowden turns 75 today and wants to keep winning so fans won&#39;t say he&#39;s getting too old.
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Babe Ruth was 40 years old, with a pot belly that couldn&#039;t be supported by his spindly legs and a fast-growing realization his career was over.
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Brett Wetterich, a near washout as a professional golfer just a few years ago, is the leader of the Deutsche Bank Championship after Sundayâs play.
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Dr. Robert Jarvikâs newest heart device, the Jarvik 2000, holds the distinction of keeping a patient alive the longest. But it is facing competition.
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The aging process for veteran NBA players is usually accelerated when they have reached their tenth season. Penny Hardaway has 11 years and 647 games on his odometer and he can feel it in his bones and joints.