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| | MiamiHerald.com | 10/23/2006 | People in Sports | Samson goes the distance (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13) |
 | | The Marlins team president crossed the finish line in Saturday's World Championship triathlon in Hawaii in 15 hours, 36 minutes and 44 seconds, well under the time limit to qualify for one of the coveted titles in sports. |
 | | Samson, 38, the first chief executive of a major U.S. sports franchise to attempt the 140.6-mile race, developed a painful case of the shingles a month ago, leading both his doctor and his wife Cindi to try to talk him out of competing. |
 | | But after training an average of 26 hours a week since February, Samson couldn't be dissuaded, going on to place 1,581st in a field of approximately 1,800. |
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