The fastest finishers this year will share in more than $1 million in prize money, with bonuses awarded to the winners who set course records in the open and wheelchair divisions.
Bates, a native of Elk River, Minn., stayed in contention until the final mile and completed the course in 2 hours, 22 minutes and 10 seconds, a personal best.
Lia Coryell often questioned whether life with a debilitating disease was worth living. But then she found a purpose, and it goes way beyond shooting arrows at targets.
The Green Bay Packers of the 1960s produced a legion of Hall of Famers and won five championships under Coach Vince Lombardi. Their ranks have been devastated by death in the last 27 months.