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In response to
"I'm not sure it directly helped though either. Though heaven help the poor competitor who manages to be with her with 800 meters to go -- nm"
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JD
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I think it's helped greatly that she was already in great shape as a sprinter. She didn't get off her couch 18 months ago and start running
Posted by
Krusty (aka Krustylu)
Sep 24 '23, 07:45
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around her neighborhood only to become the record holder in the marathon.
I'm not trying to diminish her accomplishment which is very impressive. Just pointing out she was already an Olympic sprinter and not just some average woman with a normal job that took up running.
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