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Alberto Salazar's victory in the Boston Marathon last week came in the record-breaking time of 2:08:51. It was an extraordinary performance, but it was no more remarkable than the finish of Guy Gertsch. The Salt Lake City bus-station ticket agent finished No. 985 in the entirely ordinary time of 2:47. But he did it on a broken leg. Gertsch, 38, felt what he thought was a cramp starting after seven miles. But he was determined to finish, and so he pounded on for 19 more miles before collapsing at the finish line. Doctors...
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