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By ERIC ALTHOFF
FOR THE FREE LANCE–STAR
After a year of forced hibernation, Brian Pessolano vowed the 2021 Great Train Race would see Fredericksburg’s waterfront event roar back to life in grand fashion.
“This will probably be the largest event in downtown Fredericksburg in a year, I think, easily,” said Pessolano, president of the Fredericksburg Area Running Club and race director for the 27th annual Great Train Race, which was mothballed in 2020 thanks to COVID-19.
Because last year’s iteration was the first that had to be scrapped, Pessolano and his team were determined that the 2021 race would be that much more special for all involved. However, holding the in-person event—which typically happens in May—wasn’t even a certainty after Gov. Ralph Northam lifted certain outdoor gathering restrictions this spring. ....

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