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Amby burfoots simple secrets to a lifetime of running. Amby burfoot, 71, won the boston marathon in 1968, and will be running the boston marathon april 16 on the 50th anniversary of his victory. Amby burfoot is a freelance writer and editor and a member of the running hall of fame. After 35 years of running, champion marathoner amby burfoot shares the wisdom and insights he has gained along the way in this first book of a new series of daybreak books that find the spiritual message in seemingly ordinary activities. Kelley, who at that time was the most recent american to win boston 11 years prior, happened to be his coach at robert e.
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