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Video: Boston marathon bombing survivor crosses finish line on prosthetic leg – Telegraph

Survivors and spectators of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing in the US have reflected on the importance of being back at the race and moving on, two years after the deadly attacks.

The weather was cold and damp but the atmosphere festive at Monday’s running of the marathon, two years after pressure-cooker bombs exploded at the finish line and shattered one of sports’ most cherished events.

One survivor had an emotional finish to the race after she was injured in the 2013 blast while watching from the sidelines.

Rebekah Gregory DiMartino, alongside her trainer who is also an amputee, ran the last few miles of the race and crossed the finish line, visibly moved by her achievement.

Donna Scott, mother of a different race participant said: “people will never really heal from what happened two years ago.”

Video: Boston marathon bombing survivor crosses finish line on prosthetic leg – Telegraph.

RPHM Training – Week 11, Day 1

Run-Walk Intervals x5 20sec/1min. Target dist: 2.73k

健毅 黃 was out running. He tracked 3.40 km in 20m:07s.

http://app.endomondo.com/workouts/506886580/291847

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RPHM Training – Week 10, Day 4

Goal: Easy 2.50k

健毅 黃 was out running. He tracked 2.29 km in 13m:09s.

http://app.endomondo.com/workouts/505444437/2918479

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Long-distance runners have better genes and make best partners – Telegraph

Women searching for a father for their children should pick long-distance runners as they are more likely to have stronger sex drives and higher sperm counts, Cambridge University has found.

Long-distance runners have better genes and make best partners – Telegraph.

I guess I’d better work on my distance. That’s motivation for you :P

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Boston marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev found guilty – Telegraph

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev faces a potential death sentence after being found guilty of carrying out the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing which killed three people and brought carnage to the streets of a major American city.
A Boston jury found him guilty on all 30 charges and the same jurors will now be asked to decide whether the 21-year-old should be executed by lethal injection.

Boston marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev found guilty – Telegraph.

 

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RPHM Training – Week 9, Day 1

Goal: Tempo Run – 10 min warm up, 10 min tempo (6:34 pace), 10 min cool down — target dist: 4.06

Achieved: 3.2k in 23:57
A pretty wet day, and the time I decided to go out running, I ended up running through clouds of flies and midges. Very off-putting, so I changed direction, and ran through the back roads, ending back at my house with 6 mins to spare on my cool down phase. I was above my target pace on my tempo phase, but below my target phase during my warm-up/cool-down phases.

Motivation

Arnold Schwarzenegger gives struggling gym-goer ultimate pep talk on Reddit

Someone told me about this. I hope I’m not too late here, I’m traveling, but I wanted to chime in.

I always say don’t be afraid of failure, because how far can you really fall? You found out – to the ground. It’s right there. Now you know it isn’t anything that should scare you.

You should be proud that you weren’t afraid – not embarrassed that you failed. You could have made excuses not to walk into the door, but you didn’t. You knew it would be hard, and it would be uncomfortable, and it might be awkward – and you did it anyway. That’s courage.

I’m proud of you.

The last guy I rooted for broke a world record in the deadlift. You have more in common with him than you think.

First, he started out lifting just the bar, too (when you look at him, he may have been 3 months old at that point). Second, imagine his courage. He walked up to that bar in front of a big audience and television cameras, knowing that not only had he never lifted that much before – NO ONE on earth had – and it was highly likely he would completely fail. You may not think about it this way, but you showed that courage, on a smaller level.

Finally, I’m rooting for you, too. You took the first step and you fell, but at least you fell in the right direction, so get back up and take the next step. Keep moving forward.

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RPHM Training – Week 6, Day 4

Goal: Easy long run, 8k @ 7:53 pace

Achieved: 8.12k @ 7:08 pace. Was okay until 6k, then I had to drop to a walk. :(
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RPHM Training – Week 6, Day 3

Goal: 2.8k @ 7:53 pace

Achieved: 2.84k @ 5:48 pace
I started a new job this week, and the hours have thrown my schedule out of whack somewhat. The new office has a gym so I did some treadmill running on Friday, but I can’t figure out how to track that on Endomondo without having to type it in manually.
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