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Deba, Dado At Celebration Dinner

When New York City Marathon winners Firehiwot Dado and Buzunesh Deba walked into Queen of Sheba Ethiopian restaurant just before 9:00 p.m., Sunday night, owner Philipos Mengistu lunged towards his iPod to flip on “Haile Haile,” a popular Ethiopian song written in honor of Haile Gebrselassie, another legendary Ethiopian runner.
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[Marathon] The Agony & The Ecstasy Of Ethiopian Marathoners

Fikadu Lemma braved the early November frost in Van Cortlandt Park on Saturday morning, pumping his legs, stretching his triceps, in a final half-hour push before his run in the world-class New York Marathon on Sunday. ...
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[Marathon] Cleaning After The Runners

At 11:30 a.m. on Sunday, November 6, 2011, after the last start of the New York City marathon on Staten Island and after all runners ...
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[Marathon] Cheering The Runners

Naomi Nuevez, 60, was the only cheerer at the start-up of the New York City Marathon at Staten Island on November 6, 2011. For three hours ...
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[Marathon] Bronx Man Wins 53rd Atlantic City Marathon

A 26-year-old Bronx, man and a 30-year-old Lansdowne, PA., woman won the 53rd annual Atlantic City Marathon earlier today....
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[Marathon] Bronx Woman Wins LI Marathon

On Sunday May 2, 2010 the 38th Annual Long Island Marathon was held. ...
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[Marathon] Manchester City Marathon A Bronx Tale

On Saturday, four Ethiopian runners from the Bronx piled into a friend's rented Pontiac G6 and drove north to NH for the Manchester City Marathon/Half Marathon....
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Attiyya Anthony

is a University of Florida graduate with a B.S. in Journalism. After graduating with no financial debt, she learned the importance of working hard and saving money, which sprouted her quest for financial literacy. In addition to journalism, Attiyya is an environmentalist, poet, model, and social activist. She has freelanced for several publications both in Florida and in New York, including HOME Magazine, the Gainesville Sun, the Charlotte Sun-Herald, and Brooklyn's L Magazine.