Miles to Go Before Martin Finishes Journey
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George Martin of the Giants 1986 Super Bowl championship team is walking 1600 miles to benefit 9/11 rescue and recovery workers.
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Sir Richard Branson has kick-started a new space race, with plans to start tourist trips to the edge of the atmosphere. But are we ready for holidays at the final frontier?
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My rÃÂ¿sumÃÂ¿ is pretty short when it comes to endurance events. There was that 23- hour nonstop drive from New Hampshire to South Carolina back in 1987, and I vaguely remember a St. Patrick's Day drinking contest at the University of Maryland that lasted quite a while (thanks, Norman).
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Increases in air and auto travel should push Thanksgiving travel volumes above pre-9/11 levels. It is estimated that 37.2 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from home this holiday, up 3.1 percent from last year&#39;s 36.1 million travelers.
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A refresher course on getting better mileage
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The 2005 Tour de France - from 2-24 July - will travel 3,600km from the tiny Atlantic island of Noirmoutier, through Germany and on to the finish in Paris.
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Clint Bowyer edged Martin Truex Jr. for the pole in qualifying for the opening race of Nascarâs Chase for the Nextel Cup championship. Bowyer, the 45th of 49 drivers to make a qualifying attempt on the 1.058-mile oval at New Hampshire International Speedway, turned a fast lap of 130.412 miles an hour to knock Truex (130.255) off the top spot for tomorrowâs Sylvania 300.
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Right about now, John Moore is preparing to put more than 220 miles of road under his feet as part of his trek to Hungary.
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The Wellington High School choir is leaving soon for the bonny shores of Scotland in a concert tour expected to take them to several cities.Comment
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STARKVILLE, Miss. -- It will be different in November, when he makes the 90-mile journey east back to Tuscaloosa, Ala. Tougher, too. More difficult to control the emotions that he has kept in check for so long, since last December when opportunity and availability finally converged, making him a historic figure.
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AT Pounds 135,000 for a 90-minute journey, it will be beyond the reach of all but the very rich. But those who can afford a ticket will enjoy a truly out-ofthis world experience.
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Sloping off: Nathan Deakes walks with one foot off the ground after his disqualification from the men&#39;s 50km walk. Photo: AP Picture:MARK BAKER.
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Curtis Martin will miss at least the first six weeks of the season. It could be the end of the 33-year-old running back's career.
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The Airbus A380 starts a global journey which will take in the North and South Poles on the last of a series of test flights before it applies for its air safety certificate.
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MARTINSVILLE - Halfway into the Chase for the NASCAR Nextel Cup, the competition comes to a half-mile track where intensity â-nd history â - inherent.
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It's certainly possible to take a two-day side trip to Edinburgh from London, but if your whole trip is just one week, consider a closer side show.
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Stage 11: Marseille to Montpellier, 113.4 miles. Stage winner: Robert Hunter (South Africa), Barloworld , in 3 hours 47 minutes 50 seconds.