| News From: Sunday, December 16, 2012 |
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Stepping up the Game at the Great Wall Marathon
(The Islander)
Perhaps it was the sedentary lifestyle in a bone chilling and bleak landscape that forced Natasha Dragun out doors and up the Great Wall of China for her first marathon.
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| News From: Thursday, May 10, 2012 |
| | Great Wall Marathon |
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The Great Wall Marathon vs. The Great Wall of China Marathon
(CRI English.com)
Many runners may get confused by two races in Beijing with nearly identical names that involve sections of the Great Wall
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| News From: Saturday, July 17, 2010 |
| | Great Wall Marathon |
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Great Wall Makes For A Memorable Marathon
(American-Statesman)
The Great Wall Marathon beckons many to its alluring three-thousand, seven-hundred stone steps and for many it is just part of an amazing trip to China
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| News From: Thursday, June 17, 2010 |
| | Great Wall Marathon |
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Cobourg Woman Conquers Great Wall
(Northumberland News)
Mette Aarlev conquered the most famous man-made structure on earth during the Great Wall Marathon.
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| News From: Thursday, June 10, 2010 |
| | Great Wall Marathon |
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Great Wall Marathon
(Cherokee Tribune)
Lori Rusinski is an avid marathon runner and travels extensively to race. She traveled to China to participate in the Great Wall Marathon at the age of 55.
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| News From: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 |
| | Great Wall Marathon |
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Appleton's Kerrie Larson-Kerkman Defies Odds, Pursues Marathon Running Dreams in China
(The Post-Crescent)
Kerrie Kerkman ran the 2009 Great Wall Marathon in China thanks to the Project Athena foundation which provides women who have survived a major illness with the funds to pursue their athletic dreams.
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| News From: Thursday, July 23, 2009 |
| | Great Wall Marathon |
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Oswestry runner 'hits wall' in first marathon at Great Wall Marathon
(Advertizer)
Joshua Alston ran the Great Wall Marathon as his first marathon. The marathon has over three-thousand, seven-hundred steps along the 26.2 mile course and Alston won his age group with a time of 4 hours, 34 minutes and placed 27th out of more than 800 runners.
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| News From: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 |
| | Great Wall Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Appleton runner readies for Great Wall Marathon
(Journal Sentinel)
Kerrie Larson-Kerkman has earned an amazing chance to run the Great Wall Marathon. The trip is being paid for by the Project Athena Foundation
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| News From: Friday, May 8, 2009 |
| | Great Wall Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Marine Trains to Hit the Wall
(Dallas Morning News)
Captain David Dixon, a U.S. Marine Corps pilot stationed in Japan, has a job that is a constant grind mentally, physically and emotionally.
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| News From: Tuesday, July 15, 2008 |
| | Great Wall Marathon |
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Rusk High Grad Runs Great Wall of China Marathon
(TylerPaper.com)
Jennifer Dyess, a Rusk High School graduate who works as an English teacher in China, placed seventh in the 20-29 womens age division and was 33rd overall in the Great Wall of China Marathon. Normally a 3:45 marathoner, Dyess expressed the enjoyments and challenges of running the race which she finished in 5:03. Portions of running on the Wall itself is like running on the side of a cliff with no guardrails.
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| News From: Tuesday, May 20, 2008 |
| | Great Wall Marathon |
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Marathon runners reach a Great Wall
(CNN)
About one thousand six hundred athletes from forty-nine countries not only climbed but ran The 2008 Great Wall of China Marathon. Revered as one of the most challenging marathons in the world, runners clambered over thousands of steps, varying in length and size, to complete the course. Each year the number of runners who take part in the event increases, but this year participation in the marathon saw unprecedented growth of an extra fifty percent.
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| News From: Friday, May 16, 2008 |
| | Great Wall Marathon |
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Relief as marathon man escapes quake
(ICWales)
Karl Baynham, 51, and friends Billy Donegan, Peter Keeber, Georgie Barnes and Peter Coughlin flew to Beijing for the Great Wall marathon as news filtered through about the earthquake estimated to have killed 20,000 people. The brother of a Merthyr Tydfil man who travelled to China earlier this week has spoken of his relief after hearing he is safe.
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| News From: Monday, May 12, 2008 |
| | Great Wall Marathon |
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Great Wall Marathon greatest challenge
(icWales)
Karl Baynham has run in New York and London but the fifty-one year old London taxi driver plans to take on the famous Great Wall Marathon. Baynham is running to raise funds for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust following the death of his friend's daughter. He has run two New York City Marathons and four London Marathons.
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| News From: Friday, February 8, 2008 |
| | Great Wall Marathon |
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Hitting the Wall, literally at the Great Wall Marathon
(Reuters)
In any marathon race you can hit the "wall". In China's Great Wall Marathon you may get to experience hitting the wall twice. Just over 4 hours from the pollution plagued Beijing, 2008 Olympic host city, the Great Wall marathon is considered tough but beautiful and very arid. Visitors can run the 5 kilometer, 10 kilometer, half and full marathon while trudging the 3,700 steps that line the course.
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| News From: Sunday, July 1, 2007 |
| | Great Wall Marathon |
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Eight Against The Wall
(The Boston Globe)
Sitting on the edge of the Grand Canyon, laptops in hand, reveling in an Arizona sunset, Winona Wall and Paula Garland made detailed lists of what they wanted to accomplish in their lifetimes.
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| News From: Thursday, June 28, 2007 |
| | Great Wall Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Thoughts of Son Aid Runner in China marathon
(North County News)
The incredibly steep, uneven steps of the Great Wall of China almost ended Jeff Arricale's attempt to finish the 2007 Great Wall Marathon May 19.
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| News From: Monday, May 21, 2007 |
| | Great Wall Marathon |
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Calvo Wins Great Wall Marathon In Record Time
(The Japan Times)
Comments on the race by Calvo, who set a course record by winning in 3 hours, 23 minutes, 10 seconds.
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| News From: Thursday, May 17, 2007 |
| | Great Wall Marathon |
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Great Wall Marathon Challenges Runners
(The Mercury News)
China's most famous symbol twice confronts runners during this punishing ordeal over ancient ground: just after the start and again near the end.
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| News From: Thursday, June 16, 2005 |
| | Great Wall Marathon |
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Crawling Champion Steps Up a Gear to Run China Marathon
(Winslow Express)
Sameer Virani, Guinness Record holder for crawling the longest distance ever (32 miles), was the first British man to finish the Great Wall of China Marathon. Virani hopes he will inspire others to start fundraising.
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| News From: Monday, May 23, 2005 |
| | Great Wall Marathon |
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Great Wall Marathon Draws Worldwide Participants
(Zee News)
Saturday's Great Wall Marathon in northern China hosted over 700 runners, more than 300 of whom ran the entire race, from around the world. Runners were thrilled to participate in such an event and experience this unique race.
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| News From: Thursday, May 5, 2005 |
| | Great Wall Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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In Great Wall of China Marathon, Hale hit the Great Wall
(The Enquirer)
Comments from Joe Hale on the race, and views it as more difficult than the one in Antartica.
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| News From: Thursday, November 11, 2004 |
| | Great Wall Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Wall to Wall Marathon around Ancient China Capital
(China Daily)
Marathon on Xi'an's (China's capital in ancient times) city wall.
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| News From: Monday, May 28, 2001 |
| | Great Wall Marathon |
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Westenra wins China marathon
(The Dominion)
Jill Westenra wins her first marathon in harsh conditions that included over 3,000 steps and steep inclines. Her time was over an hour faster than the previous years winner.
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| News From: Sunday, May 27, 2001 |
| | Great Wall Marathon |
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China, New Zealand triumph in Great Wall Marathon
(Nando Sports Server)
A newspaper deliverer from China, Zi Jixiang, won the Great Wall Marathon in China in a new record of 3:50:24 after training for the unique race for two months. New Zealand's Jill Westenra won the women's race in 4:06:07.
The 42 kilometer race features 3,600 uneven steps and four kilometers on the Great Wall.
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| News From: Saturday, May 19, 2001 |
| | Great Wall Marathon |
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Westenra opts for Great Wall of China as first marathon
(The Dominion)
36 year old Jill Westenra prepares to tackle the Great Wall Marathon in China. This is the first marathon for the multisport veteran.
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