{"comments":{"806544":{"pb_id":"44418","pb_type":"members","likes":"0","parent_id":"0","pid":"806544","comment_id":"806544","member_id":"44418","comment":"Growing up in Crested Butte, elevation 8,000 feet, Emma Coburn is a rare example in American distance running where talent and altitude intersected. There just aren't that many places where you can grow up that high. She's practically ... Kenyan.
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\nWhat an athlete. Marketable and medal-worthy. If NB hadn't nabbed her maybe she would have been the first pro track athlete to sign their contract with a shampoo company : )","date_added":"Jun 11th 2013, 4:39pm","nest":0,"liked":false,"member":{"wally_id":"1082747","email_settings":"4294967295","email":"dbind4@aol.com","address":"DougB","gender":"u","member_id":"44418","member_name":"DougB","avatar_location":"av-44418.jpg","avatar_type":"upload","avatar":"\/\/www.runnerspace.com\/forum\/uploads\/av-44418.jpg"},"can_delete":false,"item_id":157677,"item_type":"news","pb_image":"\/\/www.runnerspace.com\/forum\/uploads\/av-44418.jpg","pb_title":"DougB","pb_url":"profile.php?member_id=44418","pb_url_dns":"https:\/\/DougB.runnerspace.com\/","pb_wally_id":"1082747"},"805898":{"pb_id":"1111","pb_type":"members","likes":"0","parent_id":"0","pid":"805898","comment_id":"805898","member_id":"1111","comment":"