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...yesterday's long, slow walk to the finish line--which she reached at 6:52 p.m., completing the race in just under 31 hours--was not the first time Zoe Koplowitz had walked a 26.2-mile course with two custom-made canes and Guardian Angels as escorts...
...Kids see it and begin believing that, `Hey, that old broad can put in 26 miles, maybe I can make something of myself and my life,'" said Koplowitz, who has walked the route of the New York City Marathon for the past 10 years...
...Either you have your dream or you live your dream," said Koplowitz, as a friend rubbed her sore, swollen feet and treated the heat rash on her ankle. "People need to know that success isn't always about winning...
...trying to play down what NHSRA's Bauer calls the "super-gimp" image and are promoting sports for general fitness, recreation and sociability. But many of the handicapped need more than a pastime. For them, every obstacle hurdled is a measure of self-respect, competence and independence. Zoe Koplowitz, 40, has multiple sclerosis, yet she completed her first marathon this month. Her time in the New York race: 19 hr. 15 min. To prepare for running, she attended dance classes to develop a rhythmic gait, then took lessons in aikido to learn how to get up after a fall...
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