"Florence was 5-feet-6 1/2 and 127 pounds of God-given talent. The year she set the world record, she carried only six per cent body fat. Had she decided to do so, Florence could've given them something else to talk about.
She was
running 22 miles every Wednesday, clocking two hours and 42 minutes consistently, and flirting with the idea of running a marathon. Only four more miles, right? Her goal was to run 30 miles for stamina purposes. "
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