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April 22, 2025April 25, 2025 by Bill Donahue

Tarzan Brown and the Truth About Boston’s Infamous Heartbreak Hill

Narragansett Indian Tarzan Brown won the Boston Marathon in 1936 and 1939, and the marathon’s infamous Heartbreak Hill owes its name to him. So why did he die in obscure poverty?

Runner’s World
Edited by Pavlina Cerna


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April 14, 2022September 20, 2022 by Bill Donahue

The Bike Wanderer

Iohan Gueorguiev made beautiful films about his adventures cycling all over the world. In the eyes of his 100,000 YouTube followers, he had a dream job. So why, then, did things so wrong for him?
Bicycling
Edited by Leah Flickinger
Gold Medal winner, Adventure Travel, 2022 Lowell Thomas Awards


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