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Running removes us briefly from the fragmentation and depersonalization of the digital world

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Amby Burfoot
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: August 19
Journalist
Marathon Runner
Running
World
Depersonalization
Fragmentation
Removes
Briefly
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Digital

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