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BY MARY MARGARET McEACHERN
MIRACLE MARATHONERS
Twenty-six miles
long, the marathon
is daunting. It has
brought great athletes
to their knees. It has
not, however, defeated
the young runner
who kicked her drug
addiction, the man
with a pacemaker, the
marathon mom with a
debilitating lung con-dition,
or the newly
minted local Olympic
Trials qualifier. The
stories of these amazing
local athletes will see
you across your own
finish line.
From left: Anna
Maltby runs along the
downtown Wilmington
Riverwalk; Peyton
Chitty competes in
the 2018 Run for the
Ta Tas at Mayfaire
Town Center; Brittany
Copeland Perkins
pushes her pace
at Hugh MacRae
Park; and Pamela
Dieffenbach runs on
the John T. Hoggard
High School track.
ALLISON POTTER
ALLISON POTTER
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