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Whether you run for fun, solidarity, or necessity depends on where you are

Lifestyle & Belief

Last year, two bombs made an average city street suddenly exceptional. A year later, what is exceptional is that the city street has returned to normal. And for much of the world, that must seem like great fortune.

A man looks on at the Dear Boston exhibit at the Boston Public Library.

Whether you run for fun, solidarity, or necessity depends on where you are

Lifestyle & Belief
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