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The Long Island Marathon is held annually on the first Sunday in May. The 26.2 mile race starts on Charles Lindbergh Blvd. and finishes in Eisenhower Park. A Half Marathon and 10K race also take place on the same day. A 5K race takes place on the day before.
The Long Island Marathon is held annually on the first Sunday in May. The 26.2 mile race starts on Charles Lindbergh Blvd. and finishes in Eisenhower Park. A Half Marathon and 10K race also take place on the same day. A 5K race takes place on the day before.
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Despite fatalities, marathoning relatively safe
john.jeansonne@newsday.comShould there be an outcry over the fact that two participants in Sunday's New York City Marathon died? The celebratory parade, in which 37,899 citizens climbed their personal Everests, produced its annual day of uplifting good cheer in a city that has...Tags: Marathon, Real Estate Agents, Diseases, New York City Marathon
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LI has plenty of scenic places to run, explore, enjoy
Special to NewsdayHempstead Turnpike at 8 a.m. Jericho Turnpike at 5:30 p.m. The LIE anytime. There you have it - a partial list of the worst places to run on Long Island. The good news is that there are many safe, traffic-free and scenic places for runners and walkers...Tags: Long Island, Road Transportation, Rivers, Government, Schools
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What's in a name? Not enough, Nassau County finds
william.murphy@newsday.comNassau County's fast-track effort to sell naming rights to county properties has gone over with a thud among prospective corporate sponsors. Only one bid came in late last year, and that was for $1.6 million for the package of several county venues,...Tags: Nike Incorporated, Long Island, Golf, Marketing, Local Authority
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Looking ahead: 2008, day-by-day
JANUARY Jan. 2: Knicks host Sacramento. Two fans ejected for displaying "Fire Isiah" signs. Jan. 6: On the eve of the national championship game, Newsday's Erik Boland rips the BCS and calls for a playoff system. Jan. 7: BCS championship game. Jan. 8:...Tags: Ray Allen, National Basketball Association, Kevin Garnett, All Stars, Roger Clemens
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Melville lawyer to run 120 miles for charity
rhoda.amon@newsday.comHow far would you run for your favorite charity? Attorney Ira Zaroff says 120 miles nonstop is enough. He'll set out Saturday at 6:30 a.m. from the Montauk Lighthouse at the eastern tip of Long Island and run through the day and night, winding up at...Tags: Long Island, Justice System, Charity, Melville, Ceremonies
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Dan McGrath, Jessica Allen top finishers in LI Marathon
john.jeansonne@newsday.comAmid all the running, galloping, rambling, jogging and perambulating, teacher Jessica Allen of Hampton Bays again was a trailblazer Sunday. For the third time in five years, Allen, 30, won the women's division of the Long Island Marathon in 2:55:21....Tags: Marathon, Athletics, Track and Field, Long Island, Beach Vacations
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LI Sports: A Chronology
1664: The first organized sport in America, horse racing, begins when the first English Governor of New York, Richard Nicolls, establishes the Newmarket Course at Hempstead Plains, close to the present site of Roosevelt Raceway. The purpose was to...Tags: Trotting, Wayne Gretzky, Long Island Rail Road, Kentucky Derby, Football
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An LI Tradition: Hitting the Road
Staff WriterPEOPLE ON Long Island have been running for a very long time. They've run from hostile enemies in Colonial times and from British soldiers during the Revolutionary War. They've run from storms and hurricanes and coastal floods. They've run away from the...Tags: Natural Disasters, Disasters, Holidays, Long Island, High School Sports
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