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Adding another successful chapter to her already storied marathon running season, Dr. Janet Cain, a clinical psychologist in the Valley, won the national marathon championship for United States athletes ages 55-to-59, which took place in Minneapolis on Oct. 4.

The thrilled Cain - a well-known and successful long-distance runner on the local, NorCal and national scenes - ran the 26.2 mile course in 3 hours, 34 minutes, 55 seconds. Earlier this year, Cain ran both her 25th Boston Marathon and 50th overall marathon, completing the famous course through the streets of Boston in 3:54:0, which followed her age-group victory at the Napa Marathon in 3:37:0.

The sixth annual baseball "Camp for a Cure" for players ages 8 to 15, will take place at Casa Grande High School in Petaluma on Saturday, Nov. 7, with all the proceeds going to the American Cancer Society and the Lupus Foundation of America. Since 2004, "Camp for a Cure" has raised more than $40,000 and this year the benefit event will begin making a donation to the American Diabetes Association.

Last year the "Camp for a Cure" included more than 60 top high school and college coaches, as well as professional scouts and players.

This year's camp staff includes the Casa Grande coaches, along with Sonoma State University coach John Goelz; Santa Rosa Junior College coach Damon Neidlinger; and pro players Brandon Morrow, a Rancho Cotate graduate playing for Seattle, and Glen Ellen's Tommy Everidge, a 2001 Sonoma Valley High School graduate. Everidge, a former star prep player for the Dragons and collegiate All-American at Sonoma State University, plays for the Oakland A's.

To download a flyer and registration form, or for more information about the Camp for a Cure, visit the Web site at www.campforacure.org, e-mail Leslie.adams@campforacure.org, or call 480-9214.

This has been a vital and successful benefit event that not only teaches the youth how to play baseball, but also shows how sports can serve and help support the health of our communities and society as a whole.

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