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Lead Stories: Saturday, September 6, 2008

Note on the News: Woman Forms Running Club for Homeless in Philadelphia

Posted December 17th, 2007 at 2:55 PM by David Monti

Section: News & Results, Motivation

A Philadelphia woman, Anne Mahlum, was named ABC’s “Person of the Week” last Friday for forming a running club for homeless people she used to pass on her early morning runs.

“I looked back, and I was like, ‘I am cheating these guys,’” Mahlum told ABC. “‘Why am I just running past them and leaving them there?’”

Watch the video on the far right, top of the page, at this link and see what happened. It’s a great story.

http://abcnews.go.com/WN/PersonOfWeek/story?id=4003180&page=1

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Kibet, Chepchumba Claim Victory at Philadelphia Distance Run

Posted September 19th, 2007 at 4:30 AM by Allyson Rosen

Section: News & Results, Marathons

Kenyan Julius Kibet earned top honors for the second time at Sunday’s 30th Philadelphia Distance Run, winning the men’s race in 1 hour, 2 minutes, 2 seconds. Pamela Chepchumba, also from Kenya, won the women’s race in 1:08:45, one of the world’s fastest half-marathon times for women (and the best in the U.S.) this year.

It took a few miles for the men’s professional field to warm up to the clear and cool morning, recording their first sub-five minute mile at mile three (4:52). The pack of 27 men weaved through Center City, before doubling back onto Benjamin Franklin Parkway, to the cheers of thousands of runners who were taking their initial steps on the course.
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