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Thousands of runners took to the streets of Hartford Saturday morning for the annual Hartford Marathon.
But for many, crossing the finish line wasn’t necessarily about setting a personal best or winning a medal. It was about overcoming something much bigger.
For Doogie Sandtiger, it was about finishing what he started a year ago.
“I made it to mile 20 before my body gave out on me, and I was like, if I could do 20 miles, never running in my life while unhealthy and in bad shape, I was like, imagine if I actually started running,” Sandtiger said.
Last year, Sandtiger attempted the Hartford Marathon while weighing 318 pounds. At his heaviest, he weighed even more.
“345 was when I topped out at,” Sandtiger said.
But he wasn’t going to let last year’s experience define him.
Instead, it became the motivation he needed to change his life.
“Total? 144 pounds. I’ve lost a whole person,” Sandtiger said.
And this wasn’t NBC Connecticut’s first encounter with Sandtiger.
Back in March, we caught up with him at the Hartford Marathon Foundation’s St. Patrick’s Day 5K, where he was already working toward his goal of returning to the marathon.
“That’s why I’ve been doing these smaller races, is to get ready, get my redemption,” he told us at the time.
No chicken suit for Doogie this time around, but he was back at the race that helped kick-start his push for a healthier life.
And he wasn’t the only one whose journey to the starting line came with some serious challenges.
For Heather Marchegiani, simply being able to participate meant something she couldn’t have imagined not too long ago.
“It wasn’t that long ago, I didn’t know what my prognosis would be,” Marchegiani said.
Marchegiani is a breast cancer survivor who faced an uncertain future after her diagnosis.
“I ended up with stage two breast cancer and had to go through a pretty intense round of chemotherapy, followed by a double mastectomy,” she said.
Now, she’s back doing something she loves, surrounded by others who have overcome challenges of their own.
“I think people are resilient. And, there is nothing more resilient than being part of a marathon or a half marathon through any running event,” Marchegiani said. “It just shows the human resilience. I’m proud to be part of that community.”
And as runners continued crossing the finish line Saturday morning, it became clear that everyone had their own reason for being there.
For Jomila Brackett, a new mom running her first marathon, the experience was a reminder that people from all walks of life can take on the challenge.
“You can be a breast cancer survivor. You can lose a hundred pounds. You can be a mom. You can just be a person that wants to get active and anybody can do it. It’s beautiful,” Brackett said.
Different runners. Different journeys.
But on Saturday, they all shared something in common: the determination to make it to the finish line.
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