Sports - Oct. 3, 2008
Olympian kicks off Lakefront Marathon
Popularity of the marathon has exploded over the past few years, and this weekend's Lakefront Marathon is a prime example. This year's race expanded by 10 percent to accommodate 2,750 runners, and it still reached capacity in record time nearly four months ago. Now it has attracted the holder of the fifth fastest American marathon in history.
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