Incoming UNC graduate student runs across the country 4,000 miles for a cause

Posted Jul 17, 2018
Lauren Bates left home for the summer with only a duffel bag and a pair of running shoes. Over the next 50 days, she would cover 4,000 miles from San Francisco to Boston — on foot. Bates is no stranger to 4K races. But this isn’t the typical four-kilometer run she has embarked on dozens of times before. This time, 4K means 4,000 miles, and every mile counts. (UNC.edu)

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