Meet the Runner Who Leads Every Pack, Then Drops Out
Erik Sowinski is a human metronome, pacing the world’s best runners to the world’s fastest times. He’s in high demand.
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Spencer, the Dog for Whom Boston Marathoners Happily Stopped, Dies at 13
The golden retriever drew hugs and selfies as the official dog of the Boston Marathon, and was “too good not to share,” his owner, Rich Powers, said.
A National Treasure on the Rise, Then Hit With a Doping Allegation
A star Olympic runner from Australia was suspended over a positive drug test of a kind that critics have called alarmingly open to human error.
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Hugh Hudson, Director of ‘Chariots of Fire,’ Dies at 86
His first film — about two runners, one Christian, one Jewish, who compete at the 1924 Summer Olympics — won four Oscars, including for best picture.