Canada's 'Marathon Man' finally achieves Afghan ambition

[WorldNews]

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Crossing the finish line of Afghanistan's Bamiyan marathon, hand in hand with a young female runner from the country, Canada's famed 'Marathon Man', Martin Parnell felt a double victory. "I said... if I get better and I can run again, and I can run marathons again, I will come to Afghanistan and run that marathon to support those women that are free to run and are helping to change things," he told AFP. Bamiyan is a rare oasis of tranquility, which has largely been spared the wrenching conflict that afflicts the rest of the country.

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