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In 1984, Silvia Ruegger became the first Canadian woman to run an Olympic marathon. Her Canadian record wouldn’t be beaten for an impressive 28 years. After a career-ending accident, Silvia would never try to break her own record again. But that wasn’t what she cared about anymore. For the rest of her life she brought running and reading to kids in some of Toronto’s most vulnerable communities.