MARATHON CHALLENGES PHYSICAL FITNESS DRIVING FORCE FOR SUNDAY'S RACE PARTICIPANTS.Among the 25,000 runners in this year's L.A. Marathon, there will be some who have conquered many marathons and some who hadn't had·n't Contraction of had not. hadn't had not hadn't have even run a mile six months earlier. There will be some who realized at a young age that physical fitness was a vital part of staying healthy and some who have faced serious health problems and lived to run another race. When the L.A. Marathon kicks off this Sunday Sunday: see Sabbath; week. , many Valley residents will be in the pack. Ed Rappaport Rap(p)aport, Rap(p)oport or Rapa Porto (רפפורט) is a family name from an Italian (Jewish) Kohenitic pedigree. It takes its origins in the Rapa family of Porto located in Province of Mantova, Italy. , 83, of North Hills is running his first L.A. Marathon. He's he's 1. Contraction of he is: He's going to school today. 2. Contraction of he has: He's already been to the museum. led a healthy lifestyle for more than 50 years, ever since his father died. After undergoing open-heart surgery open-heart surgery Any surgical procedure opening the heart and exposing one or more of its chambers, most often to repair valve disease or correct congenital heart malformations (see congenital heart disease). last year, Rappaport decided that running the L.A. Marathon was a goal he'd like to achieve. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) Ed Rappaport of North Hills will run his first L.A. Marathon this Sunday. He's been training six days a week for the event. Mark Kellam/Valley News |
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