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Since 1996, Marianne has been a strong advocate of the sport of racewalking. When neck surgery ended her running career, she looked for other ways to stay fit. She discovered that racewalking offered a terrific alternative - it's an activity that's much lower-impact than running, and provides a full-body, highly aerobic workout. In October of 2003, Marianne competed in her sixth marathon as a racewalker. In 2000, she placed second in the racewalking division of the Lake Tahoe Half-Marathon. Marianne also competes year-round in local races such as the Santa Cruz Half-Marathon, the 21-Mile Power Walk in Big Sur, and the Wharf-to-Wharf race in Santa Cruz. Here's a recent article (and the picture that ran with it) about Marianne and her passion from the 6/03/03 issue of the San Jose Mercury News.
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