OLYMPICS
Running (competitive)
PRIMED AND READY: PC's Emily Sisson will be running for gold at Toyko Olympics
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The Providence Journal
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PROVIDENCE β Emily Sisson was back in a comfortable place on Saturday morning while training for the most important race of her career.
The 11-time Big East champion at Providence circled the track under the cloud cover at Hendricken Field. Now a Phoenix resident, Sisson was hoping for conditions that would mirror the expected humidity in Tokyo.
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