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Marathon runner and surgeon David King.

For a Boston surgeon and marathoner, this year’s race is a chance to move on

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David King ran the Boston Marathon last year. After he finished, he learned about the bombing. So he started his second marathon — of trauma surgeries at Boston’s Massachusetts General Hospital. Now he hopes to look ahead and not back.David King ran the Boston Marathon last year. After he finished, he learned about the bombing. So he started his second marathon — of trauma surgeries at Boston’s Massachusetts General Hospital. Now he hopes to look ahead and not back.

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