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ABC(ST. PAUL, Minn.) Laura Sosalla, of St. Paul, Minnesota, was declared legally blind earlier this year due to long-term effects after a battle with COVID-19 last November. Sosalla was determined and said she wanted to prove to herself that she wouldn't let the impairment change how she lived her life. She decided to run a marathon. This spring, Sosalla sent a message to Rachel Bentley, from United in Stride, an organization that matches visually impaired runners with guides. Sosalla and Bentley teamed up, along with Bentley's sister, Natalie Elmore, and Sosalla's neighbor, Laura Brennan, who ran the 10-mile event. After months of training side-by-side, the women ran the last mile of the Twin Cities Marathon together on Oct. 3. Elmore said many noticed her guide bib and the group was showered in positivity from onlookers. "I felt like it was really just my job to communicate to her all the excitement of the day," Elmore said, "describing that to her and

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