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Hal Herdey, the race director for the Yorktown Freedom Run 5K, is expecting another record turnout for the Fourth of July 8:30 a.m. race.

Last year more than 100 runners were denied entry into the race because they failed to register on-site by the cutoff deadline of 8 a.m. on race day.

Herdey believes the main problem was that runners failed to allow enough time to register. There were special Fourth of July security precautions and the additional traffic, he said.

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Campdesrachs posted a photo:

From Flickr with their marathon tag

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If you run, you know the issues: What do I do with my keys? Where can I put my iPod? The power gel? The asthma inhaler?

Lauren Grace Updyke knew it so well, she decided to do something about it.

Earlier this year, Updyke, a fitness trainer who lives in Apex, N.C., created a new sports bra called the Power Pouch, which has an easy-access, zippered storage pocket with three compartments on the front, designed to comfortably carry all the workout essentials.

Updyke came up with the idea while training for the Boston Marathon several years ago.

During long runs, she would store packets of power gel under the strap of her sports bra. “I’d end up getting chafed,” she said. She also had to come up with clever tricks for hiding her car keys.

“They’re minor irritations, but the goal was to take them away,” she said.

So she teamed up with her mother, who sews, to come up with a sports bra with a pouch that didn’t chafe when loaded down with an iPod or keys. Then she tracked down an apparel manufacturing company to make the bra.

She launched the Power Pouch this year.

While it’s ideal for storage, the bra doesn’t leave out other elements of a good sports bra. It’s made of a spandex/polyester blend fabric that wicks away moisture.

It comes in three traditional sports bra styles: a long tank, a short top and a cami. The long tank costs $38, and the two smaller tops cost $33. They come in black, blue, green or pink.

Buy them at www.graciesgearandtraining.com or at one of the many running expos she’ll be showing at this year, including the expos before the Chicago and New York City marathons.

Via www.azstarnet.com

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Countless volunteers give their time and money to help fight deadly diseases, but now there’s a new philanthropist on the scene in Florida, taking part in some long distance running to support a good cause. What makes this big heartened soul even more unique? He’s got four legs.

Think running 12 miles is difficult? Then you’ve never tried to get this black lab to stop. Mike Pemberton, Bailey’s owner, says, “We’ll go in the car on McGregor and we’ll see people running so she wants to run and she starts crying.”

That would be three-year-old Bailey, a dog who’s at her best when she’s running. When owner Mike Pemberton first bought her, he had no idea what he was in for, “I didn’t buy her for that reason, but since I’m a runner, we started to run together and it just evolved.”

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Warm weather is an invitation for joggers to hit the pavement, be it at a favorite park, neighborhood or outdoor track.

However, exercisers should be careful, as the number of sexual assaults tends to increase during the warmer months, one reason being that summer lifestyles increase a woman’s likelihood of being outside of “safe” places.

Here are some tips joggers/runners should keep in mind this summer:

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