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Archive Home > 2008 > June > 03 > Runner fights rare disorder on her quest for the gold

Runner fights rare disorder on her quest for the gold

By Linda Robertson / The Bulletin
June 3, 2008

WACO, Texas — The ulcers on her gums and lips were so painful that Sanya Richards stopped eating. But she kept running. She fashioned a mouthpiece from cardboard, bit down on it like a bullet, sprinted around the track and tried to focus on the finish line.

Richards wondered if her....

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