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...city's famous bathhouses. Two top picks are the neo-Roman Gellert Baths and the Lukacs Baths, both on the Buda side of town. If you enjoy distance running, the Danube's long, flat stretches offer rich opportunities. Among the best-known routes is that of the Linz Marathon, which kicks off every April in the Austrian town famous for its torte - an almond pastry with a lattice top over jam. Over 10,000 competitors took part in last month's race, and those planning to enter in 2006 should start training now. Those not contemplating anything quite as strenuous...
That bill passed in the third hour of last night’s marathon meeting, when only 29 members—three members more than quorum—were present to vote...
...weeks ago, the Kenyan men lost their hold on the Boston marathon for the first time in 14 years. To comfort them, Kenyans quoted the Swahili proverb “kuteleza sio kuanguka:” to slip is not to fall. In other words, this is just a momentary setback, and life is a marathon, not a sprint. As their countrymen make light of the second-place position though, there is disquiet over a deeper problem. Kenya declined in international position, especially in the last Olympics, due to defection of its runners...
...office full of medals and marathon paraphernalia sits a small blond man with an angular face and ears that stick out. When he answers his desk phone, he says “Boston Police,” not “Captain Evans...
...managed to throw me out of this 350-pound, four-wheel marathon carriage,” Kumin says. As Deuter returned toward the fallen Kumin, “he swerved—and pulled the carriage across my body,” she says. She lay on the field, nearly lifeless...