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There was some speculation many years ago, in the 1970s, that because women had greater fat stores, they would outlast men in long-distance events. We have a famous race in South Africa, the 90-km (56-mi) Comrades marathon. Some years ago we wrote a paper in which we made the case that if a man and a woman could run a [standard 42-km (26-mi)] marathon in the same time, the woman would likely win the longer Comrades race by about an hour. She'd be about an hour faster...
...Phelps' feat is all the more impressive because it comes in the morning; swimmers are accustomed to competing later in the day, when their bodies are warmed up and muscles are ready to race - indeed, most of the swimmers still seemed to think it was evening, referring to the meet as happening 'tonight.' Just what NBC wanted, so viewers in the U.S. can enjoy Michael's exploits live and in prime time. Not a morning person, Phelps got up at 6:15 to swim in the pool at the Village, "just to wake him up," said Bowman...
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...seen media interest in Oahu increase dramatically due to the attention surrounding Barack Obama," said Les Enderton, executive director of the Oahu Visitors Bureau. "It's too early to tell how this translates into vacation bookings, but the interest is definitely there." And if Obama wins the race for the White House to become the first Hawaiian-born President, the meaning of the term Western White House, and of Oahu itself, will never be the same...
...about after midnight the entire time. Here, there's nothing going on." Thanou is probably not the best source. First, as a Greek, she has higher nightlife standards: dinner starts at about 3 a.m. in Athens. Plus, it's easy for the trainer to push for parties: What race is she running the next morning? Thanou should be patient - once competitions end and athletes lose, they'll want to let off some steam. "I'm saving myself," says Croatian shot-putter Nedzad Mulabegovic, whose event takes place on Aug. 15. "And once I'm done, I'll be all over...