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Mahwah Woman Running NYC Marathon Keeps Memory Of Late High School Friend Alive Mahwah Woman Running NYC Marathon Keeps Memory Of Late High School Friend Alive
Mahwah Woman Running NYC Marathon Keeps Memory Of Late High School Friend Alive Clear eyes. Full Hearts. Can’t lose. When Jessica Ohnikian of Mahwah feels like she can’t run anymore, that’s what she tells herself. And somehow, she keeps going. The saying reminds herself of her childhood and high school friend Dan Zolotorofe, who adopted the "Friday Night Lights" motto as his own, before he died suddenly in 2011 from complications of juvenile diabetes. Ohnikian, 27, on Sunday morning will be running the New York City Marathon in Dan's memory. With the motto on her jersey. “Anyone who hears that saying just associates it with Dan,” Ohnikian said. “I think about it, a…

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by Cecilia Levine
Sports
North Jersey Amputee Suffers Concussion 22 Miles Into Chicago Marathon, Still Kicks Butt To End North Jersey Amputee Suffers Concussion 22 Miles Into Chicago Marathon, Still Kicks Butt To End
North Jersey Amputee Suffers Concussion 22 Miles Into Chicago Marathon, Still Kicks Butt To End North Jersey's Brian Reynolds was projected to to finish Sunday's Chicago Marathon in 2:56 with ease. He was running a consistent 6:45-minute mile pace and on track to break his next record, becoming the first American double-amputee to finish a marathon in less than three hours. During the 22nd mile, though, Reynolds fell, suffering a concussion and knocking his time down significantly. Always one to finish what he started, Reynolds -- formerly of Clifton -- went on to finish in 3:03. Disappointed? Certainly. Regretful? Maybe a bit. Determined? More than ever before. "Despite not r…

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by Cecilia Levine
Lifestyle
Bergen Native Pushed Quadriplegic Boyfriend Along Boston Marathon Route Bergen Native Pushed Quadriplegic Boyfriend Along Boston Marathon Route
Bergen Native Pushed Quadriplegic Boyfriend Along Boston Marathon Route "For years, running has been a way for me to relax, unwind, and take some time for myself," writes Old Tappan native Kaitlyn Kiely in Shape.com.  "It has a way of making me feel strong, empowered, free, and happy. But I never truly realized what it meant to me until I was faced with one of the greatest adversities of my life." In 2016, her boyfriend of seven years, Matt Wetherbee, became paralyzed from the shoulders down during a basketball game. Kiely promised him when he began intensive physical therapy that year that they would run the Boston Marathon together -- eve…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Fit Cops: Cresskill Detective Stayed Alive When Music Died At NYC Marathon Fit Cops: Cresskill Detective Stayed Alive When Music Died At NYC Marathon
Fit Cops: Cresskill Detective Stayed Alive When Music Died At NYC Marathon Jason Lanzilotti of the Cresskill Police Department was minutes into running the 2016 New York City Marathon when his headphones died. The plan was to let the music carry him through the 26.2-mile race. But he knows, things don't always go according to plan. "I had nothing to go on but myself," the detective sergeant and Bergenfield firefighter said. It was Lanzilotti's second marathon -- the first time he would be running alone. He remembered the advice his uncle gave him when he ran his first with his brother-in-law in 2011: Focus, focus, focus. With nothing but the voice in …

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by Cecilia Levine