The starting line isn’t the beginning, it’s just the final chapter of a long story. On Sunday, over 50,000 runners will start the New York City Marathon. Every single one of them has stories of sacrifice, perseverance and hope. Here are three of those stories. This year, Strava held a contest to giveaway entries to the New York City Marathon. Over 20,000 submissions were received. Our series, Becoming a Marathoner, shares three stories from some of our contest winners. Wish luck to Kylie, Moniqu

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In Mimili, in the South Australian APY Lands, regular fun runs bring the community together. These Indigenous Marathon Foundation "run and walk (RAW) clubs" are held in more than 40 Australian communities, but this one is the first in the vast remote region. Ages three to 60 take part. #ABCNews #Indigenous #Marathon #Running #ABCIndigenousAffairsTeam Choose your news on the ABC NEWS app and stay in the know: https://ab.co/abcnewsapp | ABC News