The Washington Post, November 2nd, 2002
Marla Runyon is legally blind, but there are some things she can still see, like blurry objects, or bright lights, or the glimmer of possibility. So even though she knows the theory on Americans is that they can't win major long-distance races anymore, she will be running in the New York City Marathon on Sunday, because a theory is just that, and the big picture is still within her field of vision. "I really believe we have great distance runners in the U.S., and I think we get slammed a little too much," said Runyon, a Paralympic and Olympic athlete whose repeated success at the 5,000 meters ...
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