She'd given birth to a daughter in January and missed two months of training with a stress fracture of the sacrum at the base of her spine. The men's race, which was a Sunday fun run for 16 miles, came down to a showdown between Kenya's Martin Lel and Morocco's Abderrahim Goumri, who reprised their London finish in April, with Lel again outkicking Goumri down the final stretch to win by 12 seconds in 2:09:04, the fastest men's time here in five years. The men's race, which was a Sunday fun...

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Artisans use alpaca fleece, which comes in 22 shades and is lighter, silkier and warmer than sheep's wool, to make clothing, blankets and art. Lutz describes alpacas as "gentle but aloof," adding that he's comfortable sending his 6- and 9-year old kids out to play with the animals. Though related to llamas, alpacas are about half the size, and were bred to produce more fleece. Jennifer Lutz, who grew up on a cattle farm, said alpacas are "smaller, quieter and eat less" than cattle. At The...

THE SAUDI Arabian Equestrian Federation has agreed to become the presenting sponsor of a major international exhibition and film entitled A Gift from the Desert: The Art, History and Culture of the Arabian Horse at the International Museum of the Horse at the Kentucky Horse Park, Lexington, Kentucky, the United States. THE SAUDI Arabian Equestrian Federation has agreed to become the presenting sponsor of a major international exhibition and film entitled A Gift from the Desert: The Art,...

Jenni Miller, of Corwen, says that people who enjoy the countryside are denied ownership of personal locator beacons which could dramatically lower the time it take emergency services to find the injured and sick in remote areas. At present if you use one on land you can have the unit confiscated, be fined and even imprisoned for unlicensed use of a transmitter. To read this article in full you must be registered with the site. You can register your support by logging on to...