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Lakehill Preparatory School

Leading to Success. 2720 Hillside Dr., Dallas 75214 / 214.826.2931, lakehillprep. org

ST. JOHN’S EPISCOPAL SCHOOL

848 Harter Rd., Dallas 75218 / 214.328.9131 / stjohnsschool.org

SCHOOL OF CONTEMPORARY BALLET DALLAS

1902 Abrams Pkwy., Dallas / 214.821.2066 / schoolofcbd.com

WHITE ROCK NORTH SCHOOL all be so stressed, too,” she says. But, she concedes, he has made up his mind.

9727White Rock Trail Dallas / 214.348.7410 / WhiteRockNorthSchool. com.

“Knowing Paris, his strong desire to finish in Chicago may well put him in the ‘American Journal of Infectious Diseases,’ ” she adds. “He has my support. Elise and I will be waiting at the finish line to give him the biggest, sweatiest hug ever.”

SPANISH HOUSE

5740 Prospect Ave. Dallas / 214.826.4410 / DallasSpanishHouse.com

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ZION LUTHERAN SCHOOL

6121 E. Lovers Ln. Dallas / 214.363.1630/ ziondallas. org to advertise call 214.560.4203 of our readers say they want to know more about private schools.

Marathon morning in Chicago is a crisp 41 degrees, the ideal temperature for distance running. Sunio and some 40,000 other entrants make their way to the start. His plan: jog, slowly, the first half of the course, then walk as far as possible.

As he runs, he sends text messages: 9:22 a.m. “7 miles in 1 hr 15 min,” 10:35 a.m. “half way. 2 hr 23 min. so tired. walk now. trying my best,” 12:03 p.m. “mile 19. tired and hurtin.”

It takes him 5 hours and 26 minutes to reach the end, where Grace and Elise are waiting. With the finish line in sight, a sweaty Sunio hugs his wife, then scoops up his daughter and carries her right through the finishing chute. As a volunteer places a medal around his neck, big fat tears rolls down Sunio’s smiling face.

“I didn’t think I could do it for a while there,” he says. “I almost quit after mile 14. Everything was a blur. At 20 [miles], I got some second wind and I started running again. It hurt, but having my daughter in my arms that last 100 meters, as I conquered this crazy goal, made it all worth it.”