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7th Time’s a Charm: My Journey to Qualifying for the Boston Marathon

A few weeks ago I ran my first Chicago Marathon—and qualified for the Boston Marathon. That morning began like every other race morning: with a lot of nervous excitement and quite a bit of doubt. It was my seventh marathon in six years and my seventh attempt at running a Boston Qualifying (BQ) time. I […]

John: From a Cane to a 1,667-Mile Journey to the 2015 NYC Marathon

I started 2014 with one goal…walk the distance of 52 marathons in 52 weeks. Simple enough, 1,362.4miles in 364 days. What I didn’t expect was the life-altering process I set into motion. For 6 months prior to 2014, I worked closely with my doctors, therapists, and anyone who could offer advice. I was in uncharted […]

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