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August 29th 2009
Today, it was time for another long run in my marathon training schedule. I woke up around 7:30 and was planning on doing the first part of my run with a few chippies I met at the hostel who also were thinking of going for a run. I went; they bailed. In total I ran 16 miles and covered pretty much all parts of Belfast. I started out by going through the Botanic Gardens to the River Lagan, up al ... read more

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Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the ear... ... read more