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In marathon of grief, she copes step by step.

Publication: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
Publication Date: 30-APR-09 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: In marathon of grief, she copes step by step.(Sports Columnist)

Article Excerpt
Byline: Ron Bellamy The Register-Guard

An estimated 2,150 runners will start the Eugene Marathon on Sunday, which means an estimated 2,150 reasons to be there, but maybe no reason quite like that of bib No. 1013, Chandra Wilkins.

Who began running two years ago because of profound grief. Not to run away from that grief, but because running provided the only way she could truly embrace it.

Wilkins was 28 when her older sister, Dawn Byrum-Allen, died on Jan. 28, 2007, at age 30, of an accidental overdose of pain medication, a tragedy beyond words.

"It was the hardest thing of my life," Wilkins said. "I lost my father when...

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