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Archive Home > 2004 > December > 07 > Motivated to marathon

Motivated to marathon

Inspired by an ailing child, two Bend men - including the girl's father - plan to go the distance to support her cause

By Dallas Finn / The Bulletin
December 7, 2004

At the 22-mile mark of last year's Honolulu Marathon, Brendan Adams broke down.

Diagnosed only a month before the race with plantar fasciitis, a painful and often debilitating heel condition, Adams found himself in a world of hurt.

"I thought it was over. I couldn't go any further,"....

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