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Getting ready before dawn on October 11, 2009

Chasing Garbage Trucks (a Marathon Story)

My finishing time was 8 hours, 25 minutes, but my experience was more: memories to last a lifetime, a new friend and a journey across the city of Chicago which seemed somehow to embrace the meaning of my name, victory for the people.

Posted in My Story | Tagged Chicago, Church, community, Family, Friends, Marathon, Rockstar, Running, Slow Runners | 13 Responses

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