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Spotlight On: Mark Stone

Mark has an incredible goal to run a marathon in all 50 states!

Here’s a spotlight that may get you off the couch and inspire you to make some kind of exercise regimen resolution for 2013. Buffalo Grove resident Mark Stone is attempting to run a marathon in all 50 states. It’s an inspirational goal but I learned that this is perhaps a common goal in the life of a marathoner. Until 2004, Mark ran local 5K and 10K races. He was inspired to marathon by a longtime friend, also from Buffalo Grove, Michael Berger. Michael had been injured in 2003 but was still able to participate in the Chicago Marathon. To show support; Mark, his wife Alyse and their kids cheered in support of Michael along the marathon route. Mark says, “For most people, it would seem a bit hard to understand how watching thousands of …

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