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Archive Home > 2006 > May > 16 > Marathon challenge a hit with youths

Marathon challenge a hit with youths

By Abbie Beane / The Bulletin
May 16, 2006

Hundreds of Central Oregon grade-school students are striving to accomplish a big goal - small steps at a time.

A youth running program that encourages first- through fifth-graders to complete the distance of a marathon - 26.2 miles - over a period of four months, has proven popular at Lava....

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