He became the oldest full marathon runner after finishing the 2011 Toronto marathon when he turned 100.
He is a former marathon runner and university professor who in 1995 developed a severe form of sclerosis.
Corones has had some experience of quirky diets though, citing Australia's Ethiopia-born marathon runner Sisay Bezabeh from the 2004 team.
We switched on the TV to watch the midnight countdown, but instead, a documentary about Canadian ultra-marathon runner Ray Zahab caught our attention.
The country's first pop disc jockey, Sir Jimmy was also a seasoned television presenter, marathon runner, Mensa member, wrestler and fund-raiser.
Marathon runner Lynn Burnet, from Nairn, in the Highlands, told how she sprinted to find her two children after hearing the explosions.
Now, the former marathon runner and football player is running six days a week, and spending time with his wife of 43 years.
Reay is an avid marathon runner, and said he joined the small company because he wanted to follow his passion for endurance sports.
Ideally a marathon runner should be doing 40 to 50 miles a week for at least three or four months before race day.
Marathon runner Mike Tebulo and 400m runner Ambene Simukonda joined in the annual Allied Rapid Reaction Corps (ARRC) fitness test at Imjin Barracks.
State television aired a brief comment by Paula Radcliffe, a British marathon runner, endorsing the importance of the protesters' cause while condemning their methods.
And finally, South China Morning Post pays tribute to Fauja Singh, aged 101, who will retire as the world's oldest marathon runner after his final race in Hong Kong this Sunday.
Sammy Korir, who finished one second behind Tergat in Berlin to become the second fastest of all time, Chicago Marathon runner-up Daniel Njenga and fellow Kenyan Evans Rutto will also be in action.
To understand the consequences of the Great Recession, consider this analogy: The U.S. economy is like a marathon runner who runs too hard and pulls a hamstring, but finds himself with another race to run.
Herbig, 44, may present a disarming exterior, but beneath it lies a will of steel: A competitive tennis player and marathon runner, she wasn't about to watch her company die without trying to save it.
Aside from running two successful companies, he is also a highly-sought new media and non-profit speaker, multiple titled author, conference leader, article and opinion writer, devoted father and husband, marathon runner, do you get the point?
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For both his friends and his foes, the main point is that he still indulges in extremes worthy of a street-fighter: he has a powerful ego, and is a former marathon runner who has lost (and regained) considerable amounts of weight.
Reinemund, a lean former Marine and sometime marathon runner, is no junk-food addict, but says that his wife, Gail, who is a big fan of Fritos, would never be caught dead eating a reduced-fat version of the snack if it were available.
"Someone can walk up in the middle of the marathon disguised as a runner or a spectator, and we have no way of knowing, " Mr Marciani says.
Tom Farsides, 50, wearing his singlet from the 2009 Boston Marathon, was one such runner.
Each ran for a sick child or "training partner, " who tracked his or her runner's marathon progress from home.
The body type of the classic East African distance runner like marathon gold medal winner Stephen Kiprotich of Uganda and the Kenyans and Ethiopians who followed just behind were forged by nature in the Rift Valley and highlands of eastern Africa.
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She had taken part in the London Marathon in 1998 as a fun runner, but in April this year she knocked an hour off her previous time, finishing three minutes inside the Olympic qualifying time as the top British woman runner.
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"If we could get sponsored, we could go somewhere with sports in Cambodia, but the government is not going to support us because they are busy with other things, " said the runner, whose best marathon time of 2 hours 26 minutes, 28 seconds placed him second at the Sea Games, a competition held among South East Asian countries.
Former Patriots guard Joe Andruzzi, who carried an injured female runner to safety after the Boston Marathon explosions, displayed a jersey with the city's 617 area code and "Boston Strong" written on the front.
Amateur runner Dean Irvine, recently completed a half-marathon and says before he started running he went to a specialty running store where the staff watch you run up and down the street outside so they recommend shoes that are correct for the runner's gait.
"Winning an initial victory here is just incredible, " said the American runner, who first took part in the ultra-marathon four years ago.
The top 15 lifetime money winners in distance running were all born in Africa, including Ethiopia's Haile Gebreselasie, considered the most talented distance runner in history and the former world record holder in the marathon.
They still run together but the 41-year-old Mr. Blais has become the more obsessed runner and races distances beyond 10K, including the New York City Marathon.
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One of them is former high school long-distance runner, Janny Dang, who's gathering pledges for his next marathon.
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