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Chpts. 25 & 26: “Olympic Hopefuls” By Jay Birmingham

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Chpts. 25 & 26: “Olympic Hopefuls” By Jay Birmingham

When you’re in those final laps,” Animas said, “and it begins to hurt, just remember where you come from.” Chapter Twenty-Five KNOXVILLE           Harry Beckwith shuffled the mile to Joe Black Stadium at five-thirty a.m.  The tepid Tennessee humidity covered him like a wet sheet and he wondered how the 10,000-meter runners would fare in…

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