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The Warmup Lap | 2.7.12 -- Patrick Makau Might Be Crazy

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BERLIN, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 25:  Patrick Makau of Kenia celebrates victory and a new world record during the BMW Berlin Marathon on September 25, 2011 in Berlin, Germany.  (Photo by Martin Rose/Bongarts/Getty Images)
BERLIN, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 25: Patrick Makau of Kenia celebrates victory and a new world record during the BMW Berlin Marathon on September 25, 2011 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Martin Rose/Bongarts/Getty Images)
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Makau eyes London double | Sky Sports Olympics
Yep, Patrick Makau is going to try to win London twice this year: the London Marathon in April and the Olympic Marathon in August. If anyone can do it ...

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Non-Makau links below the jump.

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Runner's World got itself a new news blog.

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A new book called THE MESSENGERS by Malcom Anderson catalogs the stories of runners who have taken part in more than 100 marathons.

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An Irish “ultra runner” says a bottle of beer helped him become the only man on the planet to run seven marathons on seven continents in less than five days.

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