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Archive Home > 2006 > July > 13 > Motivation fuels first-time marathoners

Motivation fuels first-time marathoners

Least successful reasons: gain recognition, lose weight

By Markian Hawryluk / The Bulletin
July 13, 2006

Jenn Boyer has always wanted to run a marathon. So when her 10-year-old son, Cory, suggested on New Year's Eve that she should run one, she thought, "Why not?"

Four weeks into her training for the upcoming Portland Marathon, the 37-year-old elementary school teacher from Sunriver....

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