Children are invited to take part in the YMCA of the Roanoke Valley’s 3rd Annual YMCA Kids Marathon. Registration is now open for the event, which is designed to get the whole family living a healthier lifestyle. The run is open for Kindergartners through fifth graders. While the finale of the run happens Saturday, April 21, kids [...]

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Registration for the 14th annual Flying Pig Marathon May 4-6 is open at flyingpigmarathon.com. Sports psychologist and Flying Pig Marathon board member Barbara Walker kicks off a series of Healthy Living stories leading up to the race. Nearly everyone has goals of a healthier new year, but not everyone has the willpower to stick with [...]

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We’re just a month away from one of Albany’s biggest annual events, and organizers need your help. The Snickers Marathon Energy Bar Marathon is coming up on March 3rd. More than 700 volunteers are needed to serve as road marshals, to help at the finish line and handle registration of runners. Rachelle Beasley Albany CVB Interim [...]

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Meet Jessy Hatch, the brave nine-year-old who has completed a mini marathon despite losing both her legs. Jessy was rescued from a drug factory at just four months after being born to a methamphetamine addict. She was found with badly deformed legs and shockingly, her eyes were glued together. But with help from her supportive and loving adoptive [...]

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Purdue Dance Marathon wins One Brick Higher Award By KELSEY MUSICK Staff Reporter Purdue Exponent The new Cancer Center at Riley Hospital plans on naming one of their patient rooms after a student organization that recently won a prestigious award. The One Brick Higher award was presented to Purdue Dance Marathon, the first student organization to win [...]

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