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The ride stuff: Race Across America marks 30 years

Patrick Horne, The Associated Press The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, June 22, 2011 - 4:19pm

NEW YORK -- Perhaps against the odds, the race and its riders have survived.

When John Marino, John Howard, Michael Shermer and Lon Haldeman straddled their bicycles at the start of the Great American Bike Race in 1982, they were embarking on a cross-country ride that would redefine their physical and mental boundaries.

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The ride stuff: Race Across America marks 30 years

Patrick Horne, The Associated Press

Last updated Tuesday, June 21, 2011 - 6:48pm

NEW YORK -- Perhaps against the odds, the race and its riders have survived.

When John Marino, John Howard, Michael Shermer and Lon Haldeman straddled their bicycles at the start of the Great American Bike Race in 1982, they were embarking on a cross-country ride that would redefine their physical and mental boundaries.

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Holiday marathons offer path to grass-roots racing

Patrick Horne, The Associated Press

Last updated Sunday, June 5, 2011 - 5:14pm

NEW YORK -- Fast or slow, everyone in this race was wearing No. 1.

And that's not all the 150 or so runners in the Memorial Day Marathon in New York City's Van Cortlandt Park had in common. They also were running for free and far from the Big Apple's crowded streets.

"This is more of a community event," said David White, a 41-year-old runner from Manhattan. "It's just a small-town kind of thing. This is the love-of-running type thing."

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