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    What makes this more personal for Omar is that his mother died of cancer the summer before his senior year in high school. "We drove quite a way to get to M.D. Anderson in Houston ... One thing that got me interested in the Foundation is that it could become a larger cancer center and that it could become the great center for this area. With the Lance Armstrong Shaped Beam Surgery program they are already on their way." The Marine Corp Marathon started in 1976. Full Article at Richardson Echo
    We drove quite a way to get to M.D. Anderson in Houston ... One thing that got me interested in the Foundation is that it could become a larger cancer center and that it could become the great center for this area. With the Lance Armstrong Shaped Beam Surgery program they are already on their way.
    SOURCE: Richardson Echo 1 month ago
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Council Member runs Marathon for Charity, Mother, and Hospital
  1. In my last marathon, I tried to qualify for the Boston marathon but was 7 minutes short ... MCM is an opportunity to support something different in a marathon.
    SOURCE: Richardson Echo 1 month ago
  2. Just ran 10mi in Richardson including Duck Creek & Owens Linear Trails.
    SOURCE: Richardson Echo 1 month ago
  3. I hope we can get a variety of marathons to partner with us in the future
    SOURCE: Richardson Echo 1 month ago
  4. Personally it has been different at different times ... Sometime it served a purpose for keeping in shape and other times I have been more competitive with myself for a personal record.
    SOURCE: Richardson Echo 1 month ago
  5. I am running because of the charity aspect, and it is my favorite because of the Marine aspect as well.
    SOURCE: Richardson Echo 1 month ago
  6. It was an emotional moment seeing Marines cheering you on ... There must have been thousands of Marines at the finish.
    SOURCE: Richardson Echo 1 month ago

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