Around the Triangle - August 2008
Lenovo Magnificent Mile |
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Sarah Roberts Witt, a one time avid runner and sufferer of PLS, launched the Magnificent Mile in 2006 to raide money for the research of PLS.The race on September 14th is the second of a nine-race series promoted by the Second Empire Restaurant in Raleigh.
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http://www.clearchannelraleigh.com/communityupdate.html
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News & Observer 2007
Crippled body can't kill spirit -
Ruth Sheehan, Staff Writer |
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If only Sarah Witt had known which run would be her last. She might have gone farther. Might have exalted in it more. But this is not a story of what-ifs. It is the tale of a runner who cannot, will not, be stopped. … In 2006, she came up with the idea of a one-mile race to raise money for research into motor neuron diseases such as PLS. She dubbed it the Magnificent Mile.
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www.newsobserver.com/news/story/693981.html
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Clear Channel Radio 2007
Around the Triangle |
Listen every Sunday morning to Josh Zach and Around the Triangle! .... Join Sarah Roberts-Witt and the NC Roadrunners on for the Magnificent Mile in downtown Raleigh on September 16th. The event is a fundraiser for research for Lou Gehrig's Disease. Sarah has a rare form of Lou Gehrig's disease called PLS. Because of its rare form it's up to individual patients and patient groups to raise money and awareness.
Hear the Interview now, or download it for podcast: Download Here
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| TAF Album 2007 |
See the pictures:
www.kodakgallery.com/tafrdu/main/magnificent_mile_2007
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WRAL TV Interview 2006
Former Marathon Runner Still Sprints Through Challenges |
| RALEIGH, N.C. — Sarah Witt, 39, was once a reporter and a runner. She has a husband and two young children. And now she has a wheelchair and a laptop that speaks for her. … Sarah Witt hasn't run away from life. In fact, she has organized the Magnificent Mile Races this weekend in Raleigh, which has so far raised $20,000 for research...
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www.wral.com/news/local/story/1088296/
Video link:
www.wral.com/news/local/video/1088297/
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News 14 TV Carolina 2006
NC Roadrunners Club presents Magnificent Mile Races |
RALEIGH -- Get ready runners! This weekend you can participate in a one of several races to support a worthy cause. The North Carolina Roadrunners Club presents the Magnificent Mile Races to help raise awareness for motor neuron diseases.
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www.news14.com/Default.aspx?ArID=93616
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www.news14.com/Video/BuildASX.ashx?vids=18645
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Lenovo Communications 2006
Lenovo and the Raleigh Magnificent Mile Races |
On a corporate level and individually, all of us have been compassionately advancing philanthropic initiatives. ,,, Today, I wanted to tell you how we're helping one of our own: Lenovo has become a platinum sponsor of the Magnificent Mile Races -- a fund-raiser conceived by Sarah Roberts-Witt, wife of Lenovo's Jeff Witt Sarah is an amazingly strong and courageous person who suffers from PLS, a motor neuron disease related to ALS. Through her personal struggle, Sarah conceived and organized this event to aid others facing similar challenges.
Learn more by listening to a podcast interview with Sarah and Jeff: Download Here
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Endurance Magazine 2006
Beyond the Miles: Magnificent Friendship between Runners |
Until two years ago, I was one of you. I could log miles, eat Clif Bars, and obsess over race times with the best of them. If a nagging ache or pain crept in, I jumped in the pool to swim a couple of miles, and finished it off with a power yoga class. But in the spring of 2004, things started to change.
Read the article: Download Here
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WPAW News 2006
Pleasant Union Elementary School Video |
Hi my name is Clare Witt. I’m in 3rd grade in Ms. Fitzpatrick’s class. This is my Mom and Dad and we would like to invite you to the Magnificent Mile Race and Fun Walk.
Learn more by watching this video with Clare, Sarah, and Jeff: Download Here
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