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Some would-be marathon runners are lending their energy to help those devastated by Sandy. "With our somewhat freakish skill of being able to run 26 miles at once, hopefully we'll be able to get this aid into places that are tougher to get to," a runner said. TODAY's Jenna Wolfe reports. (TODAY)

Yoga and fitness trainer Anita Goa shows TODAY's Kathie Lee, Hoda and Sara Haines how to combine some yoga moves to burn calories, like moving from a baby cobra posture to an upward-facing dog pose. (TODAY)

A Senate hearing scheduled for Thursday will examine whether drugs are being given to injured horses to mask the pain so that they can run for bigger and bigger purses, sometimes with catastrophic consequences. NBC's Lisa Myers reports. (Nightly News)

During the last race at the Alameda County Fair in Pleasanton, Calif., jockey Jorge Herrera may have been trampled after his horse took a tumble. KNTV's Cheryl Hurd reports. (NBC News)

Santa was standing in the wrong place during a bed racing event in Illinois and gets run over by a rolling lemonade stand. TODAY.com's Dara Brown reports. (TODAY)

Seven-year-old Timmy "Mini" Tyrrell learned his friend had cancer, and he decided he could help raise money by racing go-karts. Timmy calls it "Mini's Mission," and so far he's raised $7,000 and counting. NBC's Anne Thompson has the story.  (Nightly News)

Workers in Thailand are racing to complete walls of sandbags to the stop the worst flooding in 50 years from swamping Bangkok.  NBC's Ian Williams reports.  (NBC News Web Extra)

Air racing: the spectator sport that flirts with danger. NBC's Carl Quintanilla reported from the Reno Air Race in 2003.  (Nightly News)

NBC's Lee Cowan heads to Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, where an 11-year-old boy is inspiring drivers to raise awareness for neurofibromatosis, a genetic disorder that causes benign tumors to grow along nerves. (TODAY)

After a small collision on a racing course in France, two motorcycles got tangled up and spun out of control. TODAY's Savannah Guthrie has the details. (TODAY)