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Poll: What's your favorite running song? 12/13/2012 02:19pm • Neal Augenstein, wtop.com WASHINGTON - It can get pretty boring pounding that treadmill, or logging miles through your neighborhood. Sometimes the inspiration comes in the form of music. Lots of us have our own playlists of workout songs -- music that for some reason lets you keep putting one A little exercise, schnapps keep centenarian healthy (VIDEO) 12/12/2012 11:00pm • ROCKVILLE, Md. - You'd never know it by looking at him, but Morris Erger is 100 years old. Erger, a Rockville resident, hit the century mark on 12-12-12 and celebrated by going to one of his favorite places: the Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington. As he walked in, children gathered in th Thanksgiving regrets: Avoid workout mistakes and putting on pounds 11/19/2012 06:19pm • Fairfax Hackley, personal trainer Morning Notes 10/23/2012 08:45am • Pink Fireman Raises $20,000 For Breast Cancer Research — Marshall Moneymaker, the Bethesda firefighter who wears pink in memory of the three sisters he lost to breast cancer, helped raise more than $20,000 for research at the Susan G. Komen 3-Day Walk For the Cure. The Facts Behind Ma Hard-hit Ponder, RG3 meet as Vikings face Redskins 10/14/2012 02:55pm • By JOSEPH WHITE AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Last Christmas Eve near the nation's capital, Christian Ponder dropped back to pass and went down in a crowd, the last blow coming from Washington Redskins linebacker London Fletcher. Ponder's neck and head twisted to the right as his body fell On the Run Blog: The home stretch 10/09/2012 07:57pm • Editor's Note: To mark a milestone birthday, WTOP's Paula Wolfson has signed up to run the Marine Corps Marathon. She will be sharing her journey along the way in a series of blog posts. Paula Wolfson, wtop.com WASHINGTON - One of the benefits of being a health reporter on the run - literally Owls attacking runners in D.C. area 09/27/2012 10:54am • Neal Augenstein, wtop.com WASHINGTON - Runners in Rock Creek Park are used to enjoying the beauty of nature during their workouts. But owls attacking passersby aren't quite as enjoyable. "I felt this scraping sensation along the right side of my head, and much to my amazement an owl flew away Boost your workout with interval training 08/30/2012 05:27pm • Dr. Oz, the Daily Dose Some sharks like freshwater, too (VIDEO) 08/16/2012 02:33pm • WASHINGTON - Don't get too comfortable swimming in that cool, refreshing river. It might not be the ocean, but that doesn't mean sharks aren't lurking beneath the surface. The toothy predators can be found in placid lakes, estuaries, large streams and rivers when the climate is warm, temperat Paul Ryan's workout routine 08/13/2012 05:55pm • Fairfax Hackley, personal trainer App aims to make biking better 08/10/2012 04:18am • WASHINGTON - A new tech tool may make biking easier. Bikers will still have to pedal to get from point to point, but now they can check ahead of time to see if their route is hilly or includes a shortcut. Or, they can stick to routes that feel safer to most cyclists. The tool is Bike Planner, d Redskins' Chris Cooley ready for career-defining season 08/06/2012 01:25pm • Megan Cloherty, wtop.com ASHBURN, Va. - It's undoubtedly a big year for the Washington Redskins, but at tight end, this is a career-defining season for Chris Cooley. Coming off an injury early in the 2011-12 season, Cooley, 30, says he'll be ready for Washington's first preseason game against B Redskins 2012: Getting to know Ryan Kerrigan 07/27/2012 03:05pm • Megan Cloherty, wtop.com WASHINGTON - Ryan Kerrigan's rookie days are behind him. The linebacker some experts were hesitant about when he came out of college has proven himself to Redskins fans and is feeling good coming back to Ashburn to start the 2012 season. Kerrigan took a moment during tra Shelter dogs keep cool in kiddie pools 07/27/2012 04:26am • UPPER MARLBORO, Md. - The term "shelter dogs" can conjure up images of unkempt animals in depressing settings. While the work done by Prince George's Animal Management Services in Upper Marlboro is very serious -- the agency investigates neglect and cruelty cases and deal with a flood of unwan Blog: Feeling the glow 07/22/2012 08:42am • Editor's Note: To mark a milestone birthday, WTOP's Paula Wolfson has signed up to run the Marine Corps Marathon. She will be sharing her journey along the way in a series of blog posts. Paula Wolfson, wtop.com WASHINGTON - There's an old saying: "ladies don't sweat... they glow." Well, lately I