For years, industrial sites that once fueled the city’s economy have sat idle and deteriorating in and around residential areas. Now, the brownfields are presenting an opportunity for residents to re-invent their neighborhoods.
The Freihofer’s organizers walk a fine line when it comes to assembling their elite field. From a racing standpoint, you love to have the Ethiopians and Kenyans, who make any competition an adventure and a potentially breathtaking spectacle, with their depth of talent and aggressive approach and tactics. What you can lose, though, is some of the public identification with the competitors, because of the language barrier. An integral part of the Freihofer’s Run is the community involvement that has made runners like Joan Samuelson and Benita Johnson icons to kids all over the Capital Region....
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