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Click the link below to read what Patsy Wappel (our very own Abe's Army recruit) has to say about Abe's Army and upcoming WDF in today's newspaper.
http://www.sj-r.com/news/x631614768/400-women-gear-up-for-annual-2-mile-run-walk

The State Journal-Register
By ELLE MOXLEY
July 6, 2009

More than 400 women are expected to participate in the 30th Annual Women’s Distance Festival 2-mile run/walk at Washington Park on Saturday.

“It’s always the hottest, most humid day of the year, but everybody seems to come out in a good mood — sisters, best friends, mothers, daughters, everyone — but of course, just women,” race director Susan Helm said.

First-time participant Patsy Wappel is using the race to train for Abe’s Amble, the 10K held during the Illinois State Fair. Wappel is also participating in Abe’s Army, a 12-week training program for the race.“I’m not a runner,” said Wappel, who works at the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine. “I’ve never been a runner.”But after winning SIU’s “Greatest Loser” challenge with a group of co-workers, Wappel set her sights on the Abe’s Amble 10K.Abe’s Army helps participants build endurance over the course of the summer by running a little farther each week. In the beginning, the group ran 1.6 miles and is now up to 3 miles.

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