I had just gotten out of the city, away from the devastation, and now my husband was heading directly into it
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I woke up the morning of April 15 th, 2013, ready to conquer a marathon. Literally. I had trained for the past four months with every fiber of strength, passion, tears, and determination to run through eight cities totaling 26.2…