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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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