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Suicidal Man Runs Marathon with Rescuer
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Megan Bailey
Jonny Benjamin was elated to finish his first race alongside Neil Laybourne, his savior. Benjamin managed to complete the marathon with the stranger who talked him down from a bridge when he was at his lowest point, feeling suicidal. They spent the majority of the race with their arms around each other for emotional support…
Keep Moving Forward
By
Jennifer E. Jones
Oh, the crazy things I do for a medal and a t-shirt… This past weekend I ran my third half marathon. My running partner and I were aware something might go wrong when a day or two before the race, the region had a stormy forecast. The wee hours of that fateful Sunday morning were…
Love Your Body, The Extraordinary Machine
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Jennifer E. Jones
“Be kind to me or treat me mean / I’ll make the most of it / I’m an extraordinary machine” – Fiona Apple I ran the Marine Corps Marathon last Sunday. I lined up with 30,000 other runners in our nation’s capital to blaze through 26.2 miles. It was by far the coolest thing I’ve…
You Need to Know You Can
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Jennifer E. Jones
“For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he…” Prov. 23:7a I was never athletic growing up. I toyed around with working out now and then, but really, my youth and subsequent 20s were mostly spent sitting down somewhere. That said, this past weekend I ran my second half marathon. I even beat my…
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