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Aaron Long, a 1997 gradu-
ate of Siuslaw High School, ran
the 119th Boston Marathon last
month, realizing a goal 20
years in the making.
Long, son of Cris Krett and
Robert Long of Florence, fin-
ished the April 20 race in
Massachusetts with a time of
3:23:29. Nearly 30,000 runners
participated in the 26-mile race
this year.
Under SHS coach Chris
Johnson, Long ran track and
cross country for all four years
in high school. He continued
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Aaron Long before the April 20 marathon in Boston,
where he finished the 26-mile race in 3:23:29.
his passion for running while in
college, one year at Lane
Community College with
coach Tim Boyce, followed by
three years at Western Oregon
University with now-retired
coach John Knight.
Long received a bachelor’s
degree in physical education
with a minor in business.
Long was the athletic direc-
tor at the Boys and Girls Club
of Western Lane County in
Florence as well as at two
Naval bases before moving to
Mt. Desert, Maine, where he
now lives with his wife, Alisha,
and their two children. He cur-
rently is the athletic director for
the YMCA in Bar Harbor,
Maine.
According to Long, his fam-
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event run smoothly. As this
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is a greater need for additional
volunteer support to ensure the
safety of the participating ath-
letes.
Volunteers also play a vital
support role for all of the ath-
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The Viking junior leads the 4A
ranks in the 100-meter
hurdles. An event in which she
finished third at the Grants
Pass Rotary Invitational last
week in 15.84 seconds; only
.01 second off her best time
this year. She also finished
second in the long jump at
Grants Pass with her longest
distance of 2015, 16’ 1.75”.
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Graham ran her best time ever
in the Frosh-Soph division of
the 300-meter hurdles in
Grants Pass, 51.79 seconds,
for third place.
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and ran one leg in both the
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Many of the athletes have
returned to the Tri/Du each
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ily and friends are his support
system.
“I’ve been humbled by the
hundreds of people who have
helped me live out my dream of
running in the Boston
Marathon,” said Long, who
pointed out that his brother,
Jeremy, is his partner in all
things running.
“From Maine to Oregon and
Washington, Connecticut and
New York, and finally,
Massachusetts, I have amassed
training runs and races over the
last few years that leave my
head swirling with uncertainty
as I try to remember where I’ve
been, what I’ve done and who
I’ve had the pleasure of sharing
those experiences with,” Long
said on his blog about his expe-
rience. “All those miles accu-
mulated have led to exhaustion,
laughter, dehydration, new
friendships, frozen fingers and
toes, joyful solitude, sunburns,
learning experiences, general
misery and cherished memo-
ries.”
To read more about Long’s
journey to Boston, view his
blog at www.intentionalaaron.
wordpress.com.
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