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4,600 D.C. marathoners run, but not for office; From celebrating life to raising money for charity, racers all had their reasons.(PAGE ONE)
Washington Times, The, March, 2007
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Byline: Tarron Lively, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Janet Adams Laird had participated in many long-distance races with much better finishing times than the one yesterday in the Wirefly National Marathon. But she couldn't be prouder of her performance. "I just finished up my last cancer radiation treatment [Friday], so I was on a mission," she said after crossing the finish line.
"This wasn't my fastest marathon, but it was my best." The fledgling 26.2-mile marathon, sponsored by Wirefly cell-phone vendors and now its second year, brought out thousands of ...
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