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The musician’s spirit and “charge” call summed up the tone of the day as Akron was overrun with about 16,000 runners and volunteers. The 9th annual race was watched by an estimated 100,000 people through the day. While the race officially kicked off at 7a.m. runners and volunteers and an army of Akron police officers who were patrolling...
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Cardiac Athlete Russ Bestley from North End who despite having a pace maker fitted has gone on to run 50 marathons. He may have a pacemaker to prevent his heart from missing a beat, but that hasn’t stopped Russell Bestley living life to the full. The running enthusiast, from Shadwell Road, North End, clocked up his 55th marathon on American soil five days ago
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Dave Tuttle’s cardiac history was textbook. Years of smoking and sedentary ways had taken their toll. In his late 40's he got out of breath - and had angina - walking up a hill. A quadruple heart bypass was his final wake-up call
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Syracuse - Tom Price won a medal last week for finishing the 26.2 mile New York City marathon. Today he presented that medal to his cardiologist, Dr. Ron Caputo, at St. Joseph's Hospital in Syracuse
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On May 4, 2008, 13 adults who have had heart surgery and four family members of heart patients (two spouses and two children) from eight states will be meeting in Long Branch, New Jersey to participate in the New Jersey Marathon
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Thornbury keep fit enthusiast Caroline Lansdown has signed up to run in this month's London Marathon - and she's not about to let a little problem like congenital disease stop her
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Mark Trevis faces his fourth and final goal May 4th - the Vancouver International Marathon
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12 adults, ten of whom had open heart surgery and two spouses of open heart patients, have formed three relay teams to participate in the Road Runner Akron Marathon on Saturday, September 29, 2007
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