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Talented runner Olga Firsova is one of those losing her job due to the imminent closure of the main hotel at the Elbow Beach resort this month.
But as she prepares to say goodbye to the Island after only five months, she remains upbeat about her time...
DATE: Nov 04, 2009
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Jay Donawa led home a large group of 57 runners from Bermuda in the New York Marathon on Sunday, in a return to high-profile competition.
The former World Cross Country Championship runner has only competed in two low-key cross country races in Bermu...
DATE: Nov 03, 2009
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Lamont Marshall and Olga Firsova in what may be her last race as an Island resident ¿ were the respective men's and women's winners for the Crime Stoppers 5K road race yesterday.
Marshall led from start to finish to reclaim the title he last won in ...
DATE: Oct 26, 2009
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Two of the Island's leading road runners have achieved top three finishing positions in separate 5K events in the US and Canada.
On a weekend that saw a quartet of Bermuda athletes compete in North America, Lamont Marshall repeated his runner-up posi...
DATE: Oct 23, 2009
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One of America's greatest marathoners is coming to Bermuda for the first time next week and plans to return in January to compete in the International Race Weekend half marathon.
Dick Beardsley still ranks as the third fastest American-born marathone...
DATE: Oct 15, 2009
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It is a new form of exercise, and it is finding favour in Bermuda with dedicated sportsmen and women and those who are simply looking for a way to stay in shape.
Those who have been using the workouts include, amongst others, nine-time May 24 Maratho...
DATE: Oct 14, 2009
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One of the biggest evenings of the year is anticipated on Saturday as the Bermuda Folk Club hosts its annual Canadian Night.
A full roster featuring 12 acts, including four bands, has been assembled and it is expected that an audience of around 150 p...
DATE: Oct 14, 2009
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A trio of Bermuda athletes conquered the toughest and most famous Ironman course in the world in Hawaii at the weekend.
At the world championships Karen Smith, Karen Bordage and Julia Hawley all finished inside the top 15 positions for their respecti...
DATE: Oct 13, 2009
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Despite momentarily breaking into a walk on the last steep hill of the PartnerRe 5K women-only race yesterday, Island resident Olga Firsova won the race in a new course record of 17 minutes, 53 seconds.
That eclipsed the mark set by Ashley Estwanik (...
DATE: Oct 05, 2009
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It is thought that not since the days of Terrance Armstrong and Mike Watson has a Bermudian run a road mile as fast as Lamont Marshall did last weekend in New York City.
The Devonshire athlete took almost four seconds off his lifetime best as he stop...
DATE: Oct 02, 2009
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