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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, In an outstanding demonstration of physical |
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endurance and mental determination, Terrell resident Robin Dunlap |
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has completed full marathons in all 50 U.S. states; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Dunlap achieved the goal after crossing the |
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finish line at a race in Hawaii in January 2022, joining the group |
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of marathoners who have persevered through races in every state in |
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the nation; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Ms. Dunlap |
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was on the cross country team in high school, but it was not until |
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the age of 34 that she ran her first 26.2-mile race in the 2004 |
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Marine Corps Marathon, which takes place in Washington, D.C., and |
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Virginia; a second marathon, in Ohio, followed a year later, but it |
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wasn't until the 2010s that she began to seriously devote herself to |
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the goal; in pursuit of entry into the 50-states club, she ran |
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marathons in Idaho, Wyoming, and Utah in a three-day span, and in |
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May 2021, she finished races in Connecticut, Rhode Island, |
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Massachusetts, and New Jersey over the course of four consecutive |
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days; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Dunlap clocked a personal best time of 3 hours, |
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55 minutes, at a race in Charleston, Nevada, in April 2022; that |
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accomplishment qualified her to run in the 2023 Boston Marathon, |
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which was another of her goals as an athlete; in all her endeavors, |
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she benefits from the love and support of her husband, Ray, and her |
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daughters, Ashley and Chloe; and |
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WHEREAS, Running marathons in 50 states is an impressive feat |
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realized by a select number of runners, and Robin Dunlap may take |
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justifiable pride in her accomplishment; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Robin Dunlap on running marathons |
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in all 50 U.S. states and extend to her sincere best wishes for the |
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future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Dunlap as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |