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and asked his mother, who was at that time the deputy clerk, why the road between Flint Hill and Washington was not used as a race course, as the distance was exactly 10 kilometers.
He had just run it and felt it would be a great route for a foot race. The idea impressed Country Clerk Diane Bruce, who had been part of the conversation with Galley.
Bruce got together with a group of potential organizers, and plans for the first Fodderstack 10K were laid.
Bruce and Sharon Luke went to Washington, D.C. to observe the Marine Corps Marathon, in order to get
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