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Oct. 11, 2008

In the Long Run, San Diego Lawyer Decides to Face the Music

Pounding away at a 26.2-mile marathon in Carlsbad two years ago, San Diego lawyer Laura Roppé's next challenge suddenly became clear.

By Pat Broderick
Daily Journal Staff Writer

SAN DIEGO - Pounding away at a 26.2-mile marathon in Carlsbad two years ago, San Diego lawyer Laura Roppé's next challenge suddenly became clear.

"I ran every step, and it changed my life," said Roppé, seated at a Starbucks in downtown San Diego. "It rearranged the gray matter in my brain, and what had been impossible was possible."

After the race, she took a quick shower, had a bit...

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