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By JOHN LINDENBERGER, The North Platte Telegraph

05/05/2007

Ultra-runner Scott Giddings was forced to postpone his 480-mile “Nebraska Landmark Run” just under the halfway mark due to pain. Giddings was attempting to run across the state to support Girls and Boys Town in Omaha.
Giddings stopped his run last Sunday just before reaching Gothenburg, completing 232 miles of the 480-mile run. He said things started to go downhill after he reached Paxton as a pain developed in his lower left leg. (more…)

Posted on wsaw.com

Man Completes Run of More Than 1,000 Miles on Ice Age Trail

Posted: 5:05 PM May 7, 2007
Last Updated: 5:25 PM May 7, 2007

Reporter: Associated Press

STURGEON BAY. Wis. (AP) - A 41-year-old Madison man has completed a more than one-thousand mile run on Wisconsin’s Ice Age Trail. (more…)

Martin Illot has announced plans to run solo across the USA from Huntinton Beach to New York at the end of March, 2007.

The run will begin on the west coast, at Huntington Beach, Los Angeles on the 31st March, heading northeast towards Las Vegas.    Following a familiar route for trans-USA runners from LA to New York covering a distance of approximately 3100 miles. (more…)

Team of German runner Clemens robbed in Czech twice (more…)

Posted on the Ultralist:

Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2006 16:11:03 -0800
From: John H Wallace III
Subject: Run #6201 Post #0040: Running Across America Updates

Christian McEvoy recently completed his run across America on December 16. He raised well over $200,000 on his way to $1,000,000 to benefit cancer survivors and patients. Christian is the 173rd person to cross America and around the 25th supported journey runner. His is the 199th overall crossing which includes walkers, hikers, stilters, crutchers, and handers as well. He covered 3400.6 miles for an average of just over 20 miles a day. Visit http://www.coasttocoastrun.org for more information. (more…)

Today’s post on Dean Karnazes blog details his decision to fly back home to Calfornia:

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

Last month, in New York City, I made a fairly insane and irrational decision, to run across the country. Today, I made a very sane and rational decision, to go to the beach. (more…)

Posted on the Ultralist:

Mike Chiorazzi

Long ultra quote (and you think you’re an extreme runner!): There is an order of Buddhist monks in Japan whose practice is running. They are called the Marathon Monks of Mount Hiei. They begin running at one-thirty A.M. and run from eighteen to twenty-five miles per night, covering several of Mount Hiei’s most treacherous slopes. (more…)

Rosie Swale-Pope is looking at another winter in the cold with current temps as low as -40 according to her website. Recently in Saskatoon, Saskatchchewan, Canada. Rosie’s story is one of amazing strength and determination and the website is well worth checking out.

www.rosiearoundtheworld.co.uk

Lotus films have posted a short clip about Jesper Olsen on his final running day in New York in October 2005.

Guinness record holder Jesper Olsen

This will surely be the most publicised trans-continental crossing ever. Just in case you’re not up to date on Dean, he has a new blog courtesy of Runners World and modern technology that can show exactly where Dean is when he’s on the road. Currently 171.9 miles from New York on his journey and meeting all sorts of kind folk, Dean has a fairly serious challenge in front of him as it’s not the best time of year to attempt such a journey. (more…)