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Distance runner legs it to raise funds for charity

The former Marine will take a final lap from New Orleans to Minnesota to aid kids

By Gary C.W. Chun

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, May 27, 2012

~~<p>&quot;I love you, Tom.&quot;</p>
<p>On a life-changing day in 1978, then 46-year-old Kaneohe Marine Tom Knoll had crossed the finish line of a 250-mile run in Okinawa. Waiting for him was 10-year-old Megumi Nakata, supporting herself on crutches, one of several children who benefited from Knoll's hospital charity run.</p>
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"I love you, Tom."

On a life-changing day in 1978, then 46-year-old Kaneohe Marine Tom Knoll had crossed the finish line of a 250-mile run in Okinawa. Waiting for him was 10-year-old Megumi Nakata, supporting herself on crutches, one of several children who benefited from Knoll's hospital charity run. Login for more...



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