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Finishing Is What Matters

82-year-old Sharlene Tobin will run her 66th half marathon this weekend in the Happy Girls Sisters race

Sharlene (Shar) Tobin’s first running shoes were a pair of white Adidas “Countries” with green stripesโ€”the smallest size made for men. That was in 1971 when she lived in Kailua, on the windward side of Oahu. Tobin first began running barefoot in the nearby parks in order to give her new black labโ€”who was prone […]

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Weekend Warrior: Jan 24-27

Run a 50K and recover with a good book

It’s that time of the week again โ€“ where you start to ask yourself “what am I going to do this weekend?” Sometimes our brains don’t have enough power left to even begin to think about making plans. Well, that’s where we come in. Here’s a bit of what’s going on the next few days […]

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