Wheelchair Takes Second at Chicago Distance Classic
Randy Wix of Buffalo Grove Illinois finished second in the 12.4 mile First Chicago Distance Classic behind Olympic champion Frank Shorter. Wix set a 15 minute head start and placed among 5,300 participants while Kim Merritt set a women's world record, clocking a new best by one minute 27 seconds. The race drew runners aged 11 to 80 with 4,400 finishing by 10:35 a.m.
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Oil Pipeline Shut Down After Nitrogen Leak
The Trans-Alaska oil pipeline was shut down Monday afternoon after a nitrogen leak from an underground pumping station near Fairbanks. Nitrogen was forced through the 799 mile line to purge air and oxygen, allowing oil from Prudhoe Bay to begin its journey to Valdez. The leak was found 15 miles before Pump Station 1. oil front halted, no large spill reported.
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