Using tongs, Jim Moran sticks a long, thin piece of wire into the small but very hot fire of the blacksmith’s forge.
When he removes the metal, the tip is white hot.
In his career debut at the 26.2-mile distance, the 37-year-old Francois lecot from St-Bruno, Quebec, ran metronomic mile splits to wear down first Shaun Evans of Middle Grove, then Steve Hicks of Syracuse to win the Mohawk Hudson River Marathon Sunday in 2:36:42....
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