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Nontraditional Runners Are Finding Their Stride Online

When local clubs don’t feel welcoming, recreational runners of various races, life stages and speeds are creating their own communities. The internet is helping them widen their reach.

By Jennie Coughlin

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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.

By Scott Cacciola

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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.

By Talya Minsberg

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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.

By Natasha Frost