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American Marathons Posted by on Jul 26, 2016

If you like to run, you’ve probably thought about running a marathon some day. Even if you don’t like to run, if you live in a city, you have probably been affected by a marathon (as they often close down streets and disrupt traffic). Today’s post is all about marathons: the history of this amazing…

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The triathlon and triathlon vocabulary Posted by on Aug 3, 2012

Because the triathlon is a multi-sport event involving competition in swimming, cycling, and running, there is a lot of great English vocabulary we can discuss around this one Olympic event.  First of all let’s discuss what this sport involves.  This is an endurance sport in which athletes compete in continuous (back-to-back) events of swimming, cycling…

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