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Thousands race to the finish line in Blue Ridge Marathon
Thousands race to the finish line in Blue Ridge Marathon Nearly 2,800 runners participated in the event Updated: Tags: ROANOKE, Va. – Calling it one of the toughest marathons ever, runners said the Blue Ridge Marathon was hard to defeat. Separated by chalk marks on Jefferson Street and divided into 50 groups, nearly 2,800 runners laced up and took off. With the coronavirus pandemic limiting physical interaction, runners like Daniel Montgomery from Lebanon, Virginia, gained more time to train for the race. Montgomery said he runs about two to three times a week. “I live in a place that...
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