For Leonardo Oliveira, running isn’t just exercise; it’s a way of life. “Running has been my favorite activity for 20+ years,” he shares. “It’s meditation to me, where I balance out the stress and generate ideas.” This November, the 45-year-old from São Paulo, Brazil, is bringing that meditative focus to his third marathon—the TCS New…
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From “Rocket Science” to Road Race: Meet Team AFBS Runner Finley Craig
For Finley Craig, a full-time Aerospace Engineering student at the University of Colorado Boulder, “rocket science” isn’t just a figure of speech—it’s her daily homework. This November, she’s applying the same intense focus she gives her school work to a new challenge: running her first-ever TCS New York City Marathon. As a member of Team…
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