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Adventures of Runnergirl 1953 with Mary McManus Mary McManus was once known as "Easy Out Alper" in gym class. She contracted paralytic polio at the age of 5 but she managed to run the 2009 Boston Marathon at the age of 55. When Mary was diagnosed with Post-Polio Syndrome, a progressive neuromuscular disease in December 2006, she decided she was not going to take the diagnosis sitting down. She got still and asked for Divine Guidance. The answer came in the form of a poem, "Running the Race" followed by many poems that, through the power of visualization, inspired her to heal mind, body and soul. The poems opened a portal to healing, hope, possibility, happiness and joy as she imagined her future free from the shackles of her past. In May 2007, Mary took a leap of faith leaving behind her award winning career as a Social Worker at the VA to heal her life. Mary's quest to heal her life led her to the sport of running that tested her mettle while fueling her journey of transformation from a survivor of childho