Oct 6th, 2005 · A 12,400-mile journey by a great white shark puts a snag in the theory that the animals stick close to established feeding grounds. The trip is bolstering claims that the sharks need worldwide protection.
Aug 28th, 2005 · He's played Robert Benchley and Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. He's been cast as an introspective dentist, an atomic scientist, a cop and Hamlet. Now, in the film Saint Ralph, Campbell Scott takes a turn as a priest coaching an unlikely marathoner.
Jul 14th, 2005 · The first case involving an alleged Vioxx-related death started in a Texas courtroom this week. Jurors heard the opening arguments from lawyers representing drug maker Merck and the family of 59-year-old personal trainer and marathon runner Robert Ernst.
Apr 15th, 2005 · Runners in the upcoming Boston Marathon are getting revolutionary advice about staying in the race: don't drink too much water. A new study suggests that drinking too much water during exercise is potentially deadly. Noah Adams talks to Dr. Peter Moyer of Boston's Emergency Medical Services.
Apr 14th, 2005 · Ken Bob Saxton, a 49-year-old computer technician and marathon runner, tells Michele Norris why he runs marathons barefoot, and how he keeps his feet in good shape.
Mar 30th, 2005 · To most people, a marathon represents an epic physical challenge, a draining test of one's conditioning, such as the 26.2-mile Boston Marathon. Then there are athletes like Dean Karnazes, who has run for 262 miles straight. He has written a new book, Ultramarathon Man.
Mar 8th, 2005 · From a 12-hour marathon piano concert held last Sunday to benefit tsunami victims, we hear three pianists. First, Elena Besprovanik plays Alfred Grunfeld's Vienna Soiree. Then we hear Jenny Lin play Secreto, by Federico Mompou, follwed by Jung Lin play the Fairy Tale, Op. 34, No. 2, by Nikolai Medtner.
Nov 5th, 2004 · Writer Christine Leahy remembers the pain of being a marathon drop-out last year, as runners worldwide gear up for the New York City Marathon this weekend.