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Running with a champion

September 13, 2016 12:00 am • Last Updated: September 13, 2016 7:42 pm

Former Olympian and Boston Marathon Champion runner Uta Pippig, center right, runs with and gives pointers to members of the Mystic Middle School cross country team at the Coogan Farm Nature & Heritage Center in Mystic, Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2016. (Tim Cook/The Day)
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Former Olympian and Boston Marathon Champion runner Uta Pippig, center right, runs with and gives pointers to members of the Mystic Middle School cross country team at the Coogan Farm Nature & Heritage Center in Mystic, Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2016.

Former Olympian and Boston Marathon Champion runner Uta Pippig tells some of her running secrets to members of the Mystic Middle School cross country team as Pippig meets and runs with the team at the Coogan Farm Nature & Heritage Center in Mystic, Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2016. (Tim Cook/The Day)
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