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At the age of 79 Bermuda's Reggie Young will be one of the oldest competitors in this weekend's races, but he sees no reason why he shouldn't continue to enjoy the pleasure that running has given him.
And he's already making plans to compete in the w...
DATE: Jan 15, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Running-Triathlon
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
For much of her adult life Edith Beek has been sidelined from sports, but this Saturday, aged 71, she’ll be lining up to compete in the HSBC Bermuda 10K.
Running has become a way of life for Beek since she was inspired to compete in the Bermuda Day H...
DATE: Jan 15, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Running-Triathlon
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
Have you ever run for a bus and missed it by a couple of seconds?
Then spare a thought for Leonard Mucheru who missed out on a $10,000 payday by 2.7 seconds when he won the Elite Invitational Front Street Mile in 2002. The Kenyan smashed the course r...
DATE: Jan 15, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Running-Triathlon
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
Thea Davies will be running the full Bermuda Triangle Challenge in memory of her partner Steve Healey, a British Army captain who was killed last year while serving in Afghanistan.
Her three events, the mile, 10K and marathon, will be part of her tar...
DATE: Jan 15, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Running-Triathlon
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
Age is proving to be no barrier for a growing band of competitors who have reached their 70th birthday (and beyond) and continue to enjoy racing.
This year the ranks of the ‘70+ brigade’ taking part in the Bermuda Marathon Weekend have swollen in num...
DATE: Jan 15, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Running-Triathlon
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
Bermuda’s roads are set to become a sea of humanity as the 38th Bermuda Marathon Weekend welcomes around 1,500 competitors to three days of races.
The ever-popular KPMG Invitational Front Street Mile races, along with the Bermuda Triangle challenge m...
DATE: Jan 15, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Running-Triathlon
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
Four former marathon champions are returning to challenge for honours in this month’s Bermuda Marathon Weekend, which will boast one of the highest number of competitors in its 38-year history.
Local runners who have yet to enter can still be part of...
DATE: Jan 11, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Running-Triathlon
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
With 700 overseas visitors signed up to take part in next month’s Bermuda Marathon Weekend, organisers are encouraging Island athletes to get their entries in quick if they want to be part of the running festival.
The event, which is being held for t...
DATE: Dec 31, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Track & Field
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
He may be 40, but Jay Donawa is showing no signs of slowing down just yet and yesterday added his name to the list of Bacardi 8K champions with a commanding front-running performance.
One of the Island’s greatest off-road and long distance competitor...
DATE: Nov 26, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Track & Field
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
Since it was first held six years ago the Bacardi 8K has proven to be one of the Island’s most popular road races, regularly attracting hundreds of runners and walkers.
Remarkably, there have only been two different men’s and women’s champions so far...
DATE: Nov 23, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Track & Field
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil