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“Life is a positive-sum game. Everyone from the gold medalist to the last finisher can rejoice in a personal victory.” — George A. Sheehan
Unless you live at a high elevation or way into the northern latitudes, for the past few weeks you’ve probably been experiencing what we all have: plenty of heat and humidity.
At the same time, though, marathon and hal…