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Lead Stories: Friday, December 5, 2008

July 10th: Remembering Margaret Bradley

Posted July 10th, 2007 at 4:33 PM by Bridget Sullivan

Section: News & Results, Columns, SPOTLIGHT

Three years ago today, I lost an amazing friend, the running community lost one of its finest runners, and the world lost a remarkable human being. Margaret Bradley, a medical student at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine and a talented runner vying for an Olympic Trials qualifying time in the marathon, continues to inspire us as we remember her infectious energy and her love for running and for life.

Tonight in Chicago, from 8:30 - 11:30 pm, Universal Sole will host a memorial and fund raiser to keep both Margaret’s spirit and the Margaret Bradley Scholarship Fund alive. The fund raiser will take place at Lincoln Tap (3010 N. Lincoln Ave, Chicago, Il.). $30 entry fee.

The first time we ran together, she dropped me … The wind rushed across Lake Michigan and tried to bully us into quitting, but we monotonously dragged one foot in front of the other as we trekked down a deserted lakefront path. The icy-cold temperature hovered in single digits, causing icicles to dangle from our frozen hair.

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