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The Western World Has a Crisis of Courage
An article in The Financial Times claims that “the west is suffering from a crisis of courage.” The author notes:
And the problem is much broader ...
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Running the Race, Even in the Rain
In the 2023 South East Asia 500-meter race, one runner showed what it really means to run the race well. Despite the pounding rain and her last place ...
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Runner Sets Record With 150 Marathons in 150 Days
Australian Erchana Murray-Bartlett completed 150 marathons in 150 days, running 6,300 kilometers (3,900 miles) from the country’s northern tip to ...
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Olympic Marathon Runner Took Fifty Years to Finish the Race
Japanese Marathon Runner Shizo Kanakuri competed in the domestic qualifying trials for the 1912 Stockholm Olympics. Kanakuri set a marathon world record ...
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Finishing the Christian Race Well
When the Olympic Games of 1964 were held in Tokyo, Sri Lanka sent a contingent to the games, including a 10,000-meter runner by the name of Ranatunge ...
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Last Place Marathon Runners Inspire Each Other To Finish
Laura Mazur and Jessica Robertson had never met before they reached the mile 14 marker at the Pittsburgh Marathon. Mazur was running her 12th marathon ...
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Officer Fails to Intimidate 12-Year-Old Journalist
Conventional story says that journalists should avoid becoming a part of the story they are trying to cover. But when budding reporter Hilde Lysak left ...
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Olympian Jim Thorpe Won Gold Medals with Discarded Shoes
The famous Olympic athlete Jim Thorpe was no stranger to adversity. Growing up in the early 1900's as a Native American, Jim experienced his fair share ...
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When Life Moves From 'Plan A' to 'Plan B'
A special report on This American Life follows the lives of several people currently living what they unequivocally call "Plan B." Host Ira Glass expounds ...
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Courage To Do 'Whatever It Takes'
Several years ago, an enormous financial crisis loomed in Europe. The very survival of the structure of the euro currency, if not the whole of Europe, ...
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