{"id":53350,"date":"2017-02-28T16:13:15","date_gmt":"2017-02-28T22:13:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=53350"},"modified":"2017-02-28T18:17:19","modified_gmt":"2017-03-01T00:17:19","slug":"cps-middle-schoolers-running-to-success-with-running-mates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/cps-middle-schoolers-running-to-success-with-running-mates\/","title":{"rendered":"CPS Middle Schoolers Running to Success With Running Mates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>By Kathleen McAuliffe<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Just after the final bell on a Wednesday afternoon, 50 middle students at Gage Park\u2019s Sawyer Elementary School embark on a three-mile run in preparation for their next race: the Lakefront 5K on Saturday, March 18. 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