Getting to the Heart of America

Every Labor Day, a small but determined crew of runners comes to
Columbia from around the country for the Heart of America marathon,
a 43-year-old tradition that, thanks to some mean-spirited geography,
ranks among the nation’s toughest races.
Monday, September 1, 2003 | 12:00 a.m. CDT; updated 9:55 a.m. CDT, Monday, July 21, 2008

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