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Keeping them moving

by Allison Schatell
Oct 14, 2009


These small cups of water are crucial to Chicago marathon runners. But the people who hand them out provide more than just hydration. Allison Schatell takes a look at how much time and energy it takes to help the faces and the feet that flash by so quickly.