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Ultra-marathoner died from heart disease

FILE - This June 25, 2010 file photo provided by Sole Sports Running Zone shows ultra-marathon runner Micah True in Tempe, Ariz. True died from heart disease while on a routine 12-mile run in late March in the mountains of southwestern New Mexico, according to an autopsy report released Tuesday, May 8, 2012.

Aetna, Aetna Foundation Join Forces with Pittsburgh Organizations to Fight Childhood Obesity

Aetna Inc., and its philanthropic arm, the Aetna Foundation, are lending support to two Pittsburgh organizations – the Sarah Heinz House and the Dick’s Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon -- to help reverse the obesity epidemic’s impact on local children.

Mother-daughter sexperts

Susie Bright and her daughter, Aretha, make parental talks about sex look easy -- and fun

The longest, long run in marathon training

There are two distinct camps among runners on the length of the maximum long run during marathon training. There are those who believe that it's best to run 26 miles (and even longer) in training for a marathon … and then there are the rest of us.

Runner to Take on 50 Marathons in 50 Days

This fall, 43-year-old long distance runner [Dean Karnazes] will tackle one marathon a day for 50 consecutive days, running a total 1,310 miles (2,108.2 km) in 50 days. And for each 26.2-mile (42.2 km) race, Karnazes and his family of four will travel to a different U.S. state.