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The Philadelphia Distance Run Is Establishing a Nonbinary Division. Here’s Why That Matters The PDR’s new organizers have put inclusion and equity at the core of the race. By Emma Zimmerman joe daniel priceGetty Images When runners sign up for a race, they expect to check one of two boxes. Competitors will race in one of two gender divisions, and winners will receive prize money from one of two pools. Race divisions split between the gender binary—male or female—is a norm that m...

Brett Larner “Eliud Kipchoge drinks Maurten, so I used it in Osaka for the first time. When you’re going for a world record, you have to read up on what other top people are doing and look for what you can apply to your own running.” So says Mariko Yugeta, as she talks about her professional approach to running, from diet to sleep to footwear to injury. Talking to Runner’s World in Japanese in a park in Komagawa, Japan, she’s animated when discussing her training and racing. There�...

What kind of day will tomorrow be? To find out what the stars say, read the forecast given for your birth sign.

2021/05/16 12:00 Today in History Today is Sunday, May 16, the 136th day of 2021. There are 229 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On May 16, 1939, the federal government began its first food stamp program in Rochester, New York. On this date: In 1770, Marie Antoinette, age 14, married the future King Louis XVI of France, who was 15. In 1868, at the U.S. Senate impeachment trial of Pres...

Almanacs are full of lists of global and national historic events. But “This Day in History” feature invites you to not just peruse a list, but to take a trip back in time to see how a significant event originally was reported in the Chicago Tribune.

Maine's largest running race, which draws thousands of visitors and provides an economic boon in the Portland area, will be held virtually this year.

Racing a cop, ditching the mask, heading to the zoo: News from around our 50 states From USA TODAY Network and wire reports Alabama Montgomery: The city will offer 100 $50 Walmart gift cards each at four neighborhood COVID-19 vaccine clinics in an attempt to combat declining numbers in the state. The clinics will not require an appointment, insurance or identification. “Our goal has always been to protect the lives and livelihoods of everyone in Montgomery,” Mayor Steven Ree...

Maines Beach to Beacon race will again be virtual in 21 May 13, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail CAPE ELIZABETH, Maine (AP) — One of Maines most beloved road races will again be a virtual event this year. Organizers of the TD Beach to Beacon 10K are concerned about holding the race during the coronavirus pandemic and have chosen not to have an in-person event this year, the Portland Press Herald reported. The race typically takes place on the first Saturday of August. This years virtual event will a...

2021 TD Beach to Beacon 10K will be virtual rather than in-person The virtual event will run concurrently with the Tokyo Summer Olympic Games from Friday, July 23 through Sunday, August 8. Author: Griffin Stockford (NEWS CENTER Maine) Published: 8:14 AM EDT May 13, 2021 Updated: 5:20 PM EDT May 13, 2021 CAPE ELIZABETH, Maine — TD Beach to Beacon 10K organizers announced Thursday that the 2021 race will be a virtual event as a result of collabora...

Maine lifts restrictions this month; beach race goes virtual May 13, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail CAPE ELIZABETH, Maine (AP) — Maine is removing capacity limits and easing physical distancing restrictions ahead of what it hopes will be a busier summer tourist season this year. Democratic Gov. Janet Mills said Thursday the state will lift all capacity limits and requirements to physically distance in outdoor settings starting May 24. That same day, the state will remove all capacity limits in pub...