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The image, taken for the Associated Press by a 21-year-old Vietnamese-American photographer named Nick Ut, shows her at nine years of age running naked on a road after being severely burned on her back by a South Vietnamese napalm attack. [2] She later founded the Kim Phúc Foundation International to provide aid to child victims of war. [3]
The photograph depicts a crowd of Vietnamese people running from napalm, among them a girl (later identified as Phan Thi Kim Phuc) who survived by tearing off her burning clothes. [ 63 ] [ s 1 ] [ s 2 ] [ s 3 ] [ s 5 ] [ s 6 ] [ s 7 ]
People run away as the second tower of World Trade Center crumbles down after a plane hit the building September 11, 2001, in New York City.
Lorrie later recounted in 2003: "We were in a car behind the aircraft on the tarmac, and then they said, 'You can get out now.' So we just burst out of the car and started running to my dad. . . We were very excited." [6] Lorrie's exuberant reaction earned her moniker "The Jumper" or "The Leaper". [7]
A run of the Lima Hash House Harriers in Lunahuana, Peru. Scene at the end of a run by the Hash House Harriers in the arid landscape around Niamey, Niger.During the run, people from surrounding villages have come to see the sudden influx of cars and strangers.
Running can assist people in losing weight, staying in shape and improving body composition. Research suggests that the person of average weight will burn approximately 100 calories per mile run. [61] Running increases one's metabolism, even after running; one will continue to burn an increased level of calories for a short time after the run. [62]
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The Cincinnati Flying Pig Marathon is an annual 26.2 mi (42.2 km) [1] race run the first Sunday of May in Cincinnati, Ohio.Founded by Robert J. Coughlin, it was first held in 1999, it is the 3rd-largest first-time marathon in the United States.