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In her 20s, when Teresa Roberts worked at a dental office, her co-workers talked her into joining a marathon — even though she had never competed or even trained for doing such a thing.
“Being the type of person I was, I agreed to do it,” said Roberts, noting that the marathon was only a week away.
“Although I finished the 10K in 63 minutes, I couldn’t walk after the marathon, and I declared I would never run again,” she said, of how sore and miserable she felt after taking on the challenge.

Galax edged Carroll County American 6-5 in extra innings to win the District 1 Dixie O-Zone championship at the Grayson County Rec. Park.

Galax and Carroll American had split their two previous meetings, creating a three-way tie including Carroll National. Galax defeated Carroll National 6-2 to advance to the finals against Carroll American, then rallied from a 5-2 deficit to tie the game at 5-5 before scoring the winning run in the bottom of the seventh.

Galax advanced to the state tournament, which began Saturday in Salem.