FOR MANY INDIVIDUALS, five kilometers (5,000 meters, or 3.1 miles) is the first competitive distance they try. It's their first race T-shirt, their introduction to the world of road racing. But experienced runners like 5-K's too. Five-K races are fun to run and easy to race. Unlike marathons, you don't need to spend 18 weeks training specifically for them, and recovery time is measured in days, not weeks. For that reason, the 5-K is the most popular racing distance in the United States.
Biography. Rebekah Gregory is a simple small town woman and mother whose life was forever changed due to the events of the Boston marathon bombings on April 15, 2013.
Thomas Anthony DeSimone (May 24, 1950 â disappeared January 14, 1979), also known as Two-Gun Tommy or Tommy D, was a Sicilian-American gangster and associate of the Lucchese crime family in New York. DeSimone was a grandson and nephew of Los Angeles mob bosses, Rosario DeSimone and Frank DeSimone, respectively. He was married to Angelica Cookie Spione, but had many mistresses, including Theresa Ferrara. In Martin Scorsese 's film Goodfellas, the character Tommy DeVito (portrayed by Joe Pesci) is based on DeSimone.