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Archive Home > 2005 > August > 14 > Keeping the faith

Keeping the faith

At 61, Bend's Sister Patricia is devoting a healthy part of her life to endurance pursuits

By Bill Bigelow / The Bulletin
August 14, 2005

Nine years ago, we published a story about Sister Patricia Rayburn of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Bend, who at midlife had taken up long-distance running.

She was 52 years old then, and running marathons - 26.2-mile tests of physical endurance and mental toughness. Even she admitted....

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