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At San Quentin Prison, there's a theater program, a football team, a newspaper, a podcast to work on and, for anybody who wants to run, the San Quentin Marathon. (Jianca Lazarus, Courtesy 26.2 to Life)
At San Quentin Prison, there's a theater program, a football team, a newspaper, a podcast to work on and, for anybody who wants to run, the San Quentin Marathon. (Jianca Lazarus, Courtesy 26.2 to Life)

The 1,000 Mile Club in Marin County, California, is not a typical running club. Many of its members are serving life sentences. This week on Only A Game, running the San Quentin Prison Marathon. Also, a story about a father and son — and learning how to pass on a love of baseball. And, an Arab-Israeli brother and sister advocate for peace on and off the tennis court. Join us!

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"When I heard that phrase, 'San Quentin Marathon,' it was hard to figure out what that actually entailed," says journalist Jesse Katz. "How do you run a marathon if you’re a lifer, locked behind prison walls?"

This program aired on March 24, 2018.

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