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Sent May 14, 2013
glowrush

A 5k meets the Amazing Race, coming to a city near you

So the idea of scouring your city for random items in the middle of the night might sound like a bad idea, but it's actually pretty great!

A "5k meets The Amazing Race," the GlowRush...

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Sent May 10, 2013
Bike Fork in the Road

An 18,000-mile bike race around the world

Some world records, like oldest man alive and biggest snot rocket ever produced, are strictly based on luck (and good genes).

But others rely on skill and willpower...

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Sent April 30, 2013
Wife Carrying

Bring your partner to the finish line and walk away with their weight in wine

The phrase in vino veritas means "In wine there is truth." There's also, apparently, the opportunity for a hiatal hernia...

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Sent April 24, 2013
And then the curmudgeon said, "Ever notice the 80's were way cooler in the eyes of those who aren't old enough to remember them?"

A fun run that channels the style of the 60s, 70s and 80s

Imagine if the cast of Mad Men, instead of boozing, carousing and occasionally making advertising went for a fun run... and they were joined by the early hosts of MTV shows and...

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Sent April 24, 2013
bear mountain race

Pick your distance at this two-day endurance event

Though runners are collectively crazy, there's a difference between a few untied laces and people who say things like "kale for breakfast" and "just a 5k"...

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Sent April 23, 2013
six flags

Run an obstacle course at a theme park

But if that 5k is followed by a day of crazy fast roller coasters, diabetes-ridden cotton candy and high-pitched screams, then hurling your brains out is totally legit...

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Sent April 18, 2013
bronx canoe

Take a ride on the Bronx River

Doing anything in the Bronx River sounds a little sketchy, but we're almost positive that squishy under-the-water surface is 100 percent natural dirt and not just decomposed... other stuff...

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Sent April 10, 2013
Fun(ny lookin) Run

Run a 5k in a weird costume for money!

Some runners like to be taken seriously, but when that requires bodily fluid running down their legs, we'd rather just have fun with it...

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Sent April 5, 2013

Run a 5k beneath the Hudson River

On most days, you couldn't pay us to spend any extra time inside the Lincoln Tunnel. But if it's for a road race that crosses two states within a 5k's time...

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Sent April 1, 2013
you want me on that wall, you need me on that wall.

Globe trot with runners

Running a marathon is a totally legit way to prove A) you're super athletic and B) you're segway-off-a-cliff crazy.

So why not up the ante (and shock foreigners with your mega white thighs) by running along the...

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