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Kristin Armstrong is doing well, thank you

elite U.S. female cyclist of the same name) has moved on by falling back on her Catholic roots and running marathons.

Kristin is quite the runner. She ran the Chicago Marathon in 3 hours, 35 minutes -- good enough to qualify for the Boston Marathon.

That doesn't mean life has been easy for her. Here's an excerpt from the story:

During the worst of it, she tried therapy (a waste of her time, she says). So, in the end, she turned to friends to repair her damaged heart. She all but plunged into running, friendships, family, writing and painting, but all of them paled in comparison to ...

"Faith. My faith in God. I'm a Christian ... Catholic. I've always been this way, but I think definitely any time you go through a season of trial in your life, your faith deepens. It's something beautiful that comes out of a difficult time. At least, it worked that way for me. There's no doubt about it. I wouldn't have made it without it."

What it gave her, she says, along with those other healing tools, was a "sense of peace, a calm on the inside, a steadiness at the core, that translates into every part of your life -- to your children, all your other relationships. It's not just about church. It's about your life, your focus, your direction. How you derive your peace and your stability."

SPEAKING OF MARATHONS: My friend and former Belleville News-Democrat copy desk colleague Emily Priddy completed her first marathon Saturday, the Oklahoma Marathon in Tulsa, Okla. She ran the marathon in 5:22 or 5:23; she doesn't know for sure because she accidently turned off her stopwatch. You can learn about her training by reading her blog, 26.2 for 66. Congratulations to Emily for accomplishing her goal of finishing a marathon!

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