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Lead Stories: December 4, 2008

“Once you’re beat mentally, you might as well not even go to the starting line.” -Todd Williams

When I nervously pinned my bib number onto my new technical tee, slathered my body in Ben-Gay, and stretched my aching glutes and hamstrings,…

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