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Talya Dodson's hands curled into lobster claws after throttling her dirt bike some 700 miles, and 30-plus hours, through the Mexican desert.

A month later she's finally regained the dexterity in her right hand. Her left hand, not so much. more...
  12/21/2009 8:33am
Sam Skrocke never has been one to shy away from an athletic challenge. In fact, the Truckee adventurer seeks them out. Same goes for his best friend, Mike Tebbutt of Kings Beach.
  11/06/2009 9:10am
Truckee's Barney Jones, fit and active in his late 70s, refused to allow his decrepit knees or quadruple bypass surgery confine him to a couch.
  10/07/2009 8:28am
TAHOE CITY — Just after dusk Tuesday night, heralded by a squadron of pacers and mountain bikers, trail-running sensation Kilian Jornet of Spain ran into town, completing a stunning circumnavigation of the 165-mile Tahoe Rim Trail in 38 hours, 32...
  09/30/2009 8:28am
Truckee's Gretchen Brugman won the women's marathon in an unofficial time of 3:34:24. The 2003 women's triple marathon winner nearly didn't run Sunday because of a lingering bout of the flu.
  09/29/2009 1:46pm
A number of local athletes participated in the XTERRA USA Championship in Ogden, Utah, this past Saturday, with Genevieve Evans of Carnelian Bay, Jim Meskimen of Truckee and John Donovan of Incline Village all capturing national championships in their...
  09/29/2009 12:52pm
OLYMPIC VALLEY — IRIE Rafting and Lake Tahoe Central Adventures are proud to sponsor the Second annual Fish Food Fundraiser to raise monies for Dolphin Anti-Rape and AIDS Control Outreach.
  09/28/2009 5:50pm
Want to sneak in a round of golf before work or school? Then Lake Tahoe Marathon Week has just the ticket for you.
  09/23/2009 8:09am
Betsy Nye made a vow after winning her fifth Wasatch Front 100-Mile Endurance Run in September 2008.
  09/21/2009 7:42am
As the Lake Tahoe Marathon grows older, the top participants become more familiar.
  09/21/2009 7:39am
It has arrived — the quiet time, between the high summer and winter seasons, when both visitors and locals can enjoy the lake for its natural wonders without the overrun of crowds.
  09/17/2009 10:39am
INCLINE VILLAGE — Nicolas LeBrun of France won the inaugural XTERRA Lake Tahoe off-road triathlon this past Saturday in 2 hours, 47 minutes and 36 seconds.
  08/31/2009 9:38am
Truckee adventure racer Susan Bower left for Primal Quest Badlands with a complete set of toenails.

To her surprise, after eight days and some 600 miles of racing, she returned with the same number.
  08/31/2009 8:15am
It's Tuesday at 4:30 a.m. and I'm wiping the crust out of my eyes. For a moment it doesn't seem real: Today I'm skateboarding 72 miles around Lake Tahoe.
  08/25/2009 10:11am
LEADVILLE, Colo. — Lance Armstrong can't remember the last time he raced 65 miles by himself.

"I don't know, maybe when I was a young, young kid," he said. "You would never do that on the Tour, so none of the Tours I won.
  08/17/2009 12:29pm
Todd Rose, 36, of San Francisco won the second annual Northstar Mountain Run on Saturday, finishing the 10-kilometer race in 50 minutes, 41 seconds.
  08/17/2009 10:29am
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