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August 29, 2008
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Local Runners Take 100 Mile Trek Through Northeast Ohio

Tuesday, July 31, 2007

This weekend more than 150 runners from all over the country will jog through Northeast Ohio's fields and forests. A 100-mile ultra marathon is beginning its first year in the region. Some local runners have been training for months for the grueling challenge.

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Tony Harbert of Cuyahoga Falls is participating in 100 mile Ultra Marathon
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Good luck Tony - when you start the race I will be lifting off at Cleveland and heading for Mexico. I will check out your progress when I land. I hope you ran slow so the reporter could keep up !


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