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Something to celebrate

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A woman, who has been running with her friends for 18 years, describes the joy of the experience. The friends run together at 6:30 in the morning so they will have time to get back, wake their husbands and get the kids off to school, and they never miss an opportunity to celebrate and commiserate.

Author: Negron, Cristina
Publisher: Rodale, Inc.
Publication Name: Runner's World
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 0897-1706
Year: 1997
Friendship

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The Oprah Winfrey plan: she started running, lost 70 pounds and completed a marathon. Here's how

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Exercise physiologist is Winfrey's personal trainer. He helped the talk show host get her weight down from 222 lbs through a combination of running and her adherence to her own diet. She eventually ran a marathon. Runner Marc Gunther is also profiled.

Author: Reynolds, Gretchen
Publisher: Rodale, Inc.
Publication Name: Runner's World
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 0897-1706
Year: 1995
Cover Story, Biography, Winfrey, Oprah

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Living large: the author finds that running can accommodate people of all sizes

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A very large woman whose father was a football player was dismayed when she reached six feet tall in eighth grade. She could not find a sport she liked until she discovered running. She is now 35 and has two sons.

Author: Koman, Karen
Publisher: Rodale, Inc.
Publication Name: Runner's World
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 0897-1706
Year: 1995
Women

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