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Eighth place at the Venice Marathon<\/strong> with a time of 2h20’51”, fourth place at the Treviglio Half Marathon<\/strong> with a time of 1h06’43”, but also the winner of the 23-km Sedico Run<\/strong>,<\/em> the 11-km Soiano Garda Run<\/strong>,<\/em> and the 13th edition of the Marcialonga Running<\/strong>,<\/em> as well as having run 19 km in the 21st hour of the San Martino 24×1-hour<\/strong> track race<\/strong>: this, in short, was Said<\/strong> Boudalia\u2019s 2015\u2014an Italian-Moroccan born in 1968 who, despite his long and successful competitive career, has no intention of stopping running, winning, and astonishing everyone. Further proof of this athlete\u2019s exceptional talent is his recent victory, on November 15, at the 35th Frangarto Fall Half Marathon<\/strong>, a 21-kilometer race held in the province of Bolzano. <\/p>\n Who is Said when he’s not running? When did you start running, where, and why?
\n<\/strong>When I’m not running, I work and take care of my family\u2014I’m a full-time dad.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>I started running when I was about 13 in Casablanca, the city where I was born: I did it out of passion, but also as a challenge with my friends. What began as a game has become a fundamental part of my life. <\/p>\n