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A Chicago Marathon runner gave up a record finish in order to save a stray kitten she found on the course.
The story got sweeter when amid the spectators on the side of the road, she found Andrea Maldonado who called out that she would give the kitten a new home.
Marathoner Sarah Bohan was on track for a personal best when she made a mid-race decision that showed her sponsors PAWS Chicago they had backed the right runner.
Ditching the record, Bohan stopped when, within arm’s length of her place near the side of the road during the 2023 Chicago Marathon, she saw a tiny white face huddled under a pile of leaves. There was always a chance that the athlete might have put the little fellow down and hoped its momma would show up to take him away by the scruff of the neck, but with two rescue cats of her own at home, it was a slim one.
She instead decided to walk the rest of the course, gently nuzzling the 1 pound kitten until she ran into a friend and fellow animal lover Gia Nigro who helped Bohan try to find someone amid the crowds of onlookers to take the kitten off their hands so they could finish.
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The story got sweeter when amid the spectators on the side of the road, she found Andrea Maldonado who called out that she would give the kitten a new home.
Marathoner Sarah Bohan was on track for a personal best when she made a mid-race decision that showed her sponsors PAWS Chicago they had backed the right runner.
Ditching the record, Bohan stopped when, within arm’s length of her place near the side of the road during the 2023 Chicago Marathon, she saw a tiny white face huddled under a pile of leaves. There was always a chance that the athlete might have put the little fellow down and hoped its momma would show up to take him away by the scruff of the neck, but with two rescue cats of her own at home, it was a slim one.
She instead decided to walk the rest of the course, gently nuzzling the 1 pound kitten until she ran into a friend and fellow animal lover Gia Nigro who helped Bohan try to find someone amid the crowds of onlookers to take the kitten off their hands so they could finish.
Continued below.
Chicago Marathon Runner Rescues Stray Kitten During the Race–Bystander Gives it a Home
Marathoner Sarah Bohan was on track for a personal best when she made a mid-race decision that made her sponsors PAWS Chicago proud.
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