Marathon mom one of the few, the proud
Photo credit: Thomas A. Ferrara | Dorene Schneider, 56, with her running coach Jules Winkler, 79, heads out from the driveway of her Fort Salonga home. She was preparing for the Marine Corps Marathon in Washington, D.C., which she completed. (Oct. 18, 2011)
Mission accomplished. Dorene Schneider, the Marine captain's mother who was featured in an Act 2 cover story Oct. 29, completed the Oct. 30 Marine Corps Marathon in Washington, D.C., with a time of 6:32:28.
Schneider, 56, who has had two hip replacements, trained with veteran marathoner Jules Winkler, 79, of Medford, for two years to run the event in honor of her son Josh's three tours of...
