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Free Running Goes Mainstream

World championships raise profile of street sport

By Caroline Zimmerman,  Newser User

Posted Aug 3, 2008 4:58 PM CDT

(Newser) – The underground sport of free running—which involves back-flipping, jumping, and running over obstacles—is going mainstream as London plans to host its world championships next month, the Guardian reports. Athletes will run a closed course, but most free runners still use the streets—and...   Read full story »

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