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Running the Marathon on Crutches

Great Big Story by CNN

Aug 4, 202022:49Society & Culture

An avid runner since high school, Hannah Gavios suffered a spinal cord injury after a horrific attack in 2016 that left her partially paralyzed. But she didn’t let that end her dream of running a marathon. Unable to imag...

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Running the Marathon on Crutches is an episode from Great Big Story by CNN. An avid runner since high school, Hannah Gavios suffered a spinal cord injury after a horrific attack in 2016 that left her partially paralyzed. But she didn’t let...

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