Going the distance in marathon training requires serious effort

When she saw the announcement in her church bulletin in January about a group forming to run the 34th Detroit Free Press/Talmer Bank Marathon on Oct. 16, Bonnie Stroven was in.The Macomb Township stay-at-home mother of four decided to run her first half marathon."My goal is to finish it before the four hours they allot you, when the bus comes up and takes you back to the finish line," Stroven, 42, said jokingly. "Because this is my first marathon, I thought the half would be a good

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