Filling the buckets

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A runner recounts her special relationship with an old woman who lived in her neighborhood. The runner would often stop and help the old woman by filling her coal bucket. One day, the runner discovered the old woman had had a stroke, marking the end of their friendship.

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Turning pro

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A runner who had just graduated from college was looking forward to his freedom from NCAA rules that forbade him to earn money from racing or endorse products. Release from NCAA constraints gave him the edge to push himself to win his first professional race.

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Odyssey of a beginning runner

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An overweight, beginning runner describes the wonderful feeling to be gained from exercising, despite physiological obstacles. Progress is achieved slowly, but surely, and the psychological well-being is immense.

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