As a mom and new runner at my daughter’s dance studio put it, “I don’t even like to run, yet I feel like I should accomplish a 5K in my life.” So what gives? Why put a timed run on your bucket list? “Despite running with hundreds or even thousands of other people, marathons are […]
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Going the distance
As a mom and new runner at my daughter’s dance studio put it, “I don’t even like to run, yet I feel like I should accomplish a 5K in my life.” So what gives? Why put a timed run on your bucket list? “Despite running with hundreds or even thousands of other people, marathons are […]
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One race, one day
The third annual 24 the Hard Way takes off Oct. 22 and will end at 9 a.m. the following day. Race director and founder Chisolm Deupree, who has participated in more than 50 races ranging from 24 to 72 hours in length, said the goal of this particular run was to “present a championship event […]
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Upon further review
True, the Pacific-12 Conference already had a dozen members, but media reports indicated that the University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma State University and other possible Big 12 schools would join Colorado there. The OU Board of Regents recently gave President David L. Boren the authority to negotiate all alignment options — prompting an anticipated move to […]
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Paddling proponent
Abowitz wasn’t the first person to try to share rowing with Oklahoma, but he did help the sport gain its footing in Oklahoma City long before it was a well-known phenomenon. “Oklahoma comes late to these things,” Abowitz said of rowing. The sport hooked Abowitz at the University of Pennsylvania, but when he came to […]
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Float on
Scruggs has been on the river in every season and at every height of water, from raging torrents to slow and low through the Ozark mountains. “I always tell people they are missing out not floating in fall and winter,” Scruggs said. “Those bluffs, they get 20- to 25-foot icicles hanging off of them after […]
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Thunder finalizes pre-season schedule
The schedule is as follows: • Oct. 12 at Utah, 8 p.m.• Oct. 14 vs. Charlotte, 7 p.m.• Oct. 16 at Dallas, 6:30 p.m.• Oct. 17 vs. New Orleans (at Wichita, Kan.), 7 p.m.• Oct. 21 vs. Denver (at Tulsa), 7 p.m.• Oct. 25 at Phoenix, 5 p.m.• Oct. 27 vs. San Antonio, 7 p.m.
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Water work
With less than a year left to prep for potentially career-defining performances, athletes are relocating from nationwide to train extensively with the staff and facilities in Oklahoma City. Kayaker Kaitlyn McElroy (pictured) moved from Maine a year and a half ago to train with her K2 partner, Jen Burke. In that time, McElroy said the […]
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A wild ride
Pantheon, son of Helios, grabbed the reins of the Greek god’s sun-chariot to speed across the sky, but when he lost control, the flames scorched the land, creating the arid desert. Half a world away, sons and daughters are still going on joyrides through another Sahara, this time without world-destroying results. Located in Waynoka, Little […]
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Mud bath
The Dirty 30 is almost upon us. Organizers of the inaugural mud-running event will take over five kilometers of ranch land in Mulhall to set up an obstacle course. With seven tons of mud and 15 obstacles, competitors will need more than grit and determination — they’ll need a change of clothes. Organizer Vince Parker […]