50 Kilometers Is How Many Miles

50 kilometers is how many miles? It's 31.0865 miles, and despite what seems like a huge distance to most people in the world, Norway's Petter Northug, 24, still managed his trademark sprint at the end to overtake Germany's Axel Teichmann on the final straightaway Sunday to capture the 50-kilometer classical cross-country race...

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