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A marathon for runners and drinkers

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by Erin McCarthy

Just three miles from the New York City Marathon finish line, marathoner David Stewart ran by a group of fans holding plastic red party cups. He grabbed a beer and took a quick swig without even breaking his stride. But he was not the only one running—or drinking—that day.

Stewart is a member of the New York City Hash House Harriers, a local running club. The group set up their cheering section and “drink check” just past mile 23 of the ING New York City Marathon on Sunday. About 30 members, known as hashers, crowded along the curb of Fifth Avenue by 96th Street. The group had been there since 11 a.m. to support their club’s runners and hand out red plastic cups, of either water or beer, as they ran by.

This kind of marathon celebration represented the group’s main passions. “They call it a drinking club with a running problem,” said Andrew Ross, who is a co-chair of the group.

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NYC Running a Breeze for Filipina

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by Roman Espejo Blocks after the finish line at the New York City Marathon, Bernadette “Bards” Bathan flashed her unofficial time on her running watch: 4 hours, 39 minutes and 32 seconds. Sixteen minutes under her personal best. “Do you want to take a picture of it?” she asked me. Bathan, 36, and four others […]

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The Elephant Woman on the Long Run

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The worst a typical runner might face while training for the New York City Marathon is an injury or a mugging in a seedy part of town.

“Elephant Kate” Evans had to worry about being attacked by a lion.

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Botanicas refocus from love to money

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By Almudena Toral Botanicas may be some of the few businesses in East Harlem that are thriving during the economic recession while other stores around the neighborhood face financial concerns. But those who run the shops, which sell religious items to Catholics and Santeria practitioners, say the downturn has shifted their costumers’ focus from romance […]

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A last marathon, a family affair

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By Almudena Toral Julian Silgado, a Spaniard who has run 34 marathons, once promised his daughters that if he was still running at age 60, he would bring them and their families with him to New York to watch him run his last marathon. At the age of 60, he is still a devoted runner. […]

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Scaring the Ghosts of Census Past

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By Amy Yensi- Some people would rather face ghouls, goblins and ghosts than the federal government. That’s why census workers walked alongside costume-clad children in the 24th Annual South Bronx Halloween Parade. Their goal: to calm the fears of Bronx residents who are afraid to be counted in the upcoming census, even though the greater […]

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