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Before Sammie was awarded a $20,000 grant to purchase a running blade from the Challenged Athlete Foundation, she ran with her walking leg and says it was "like running with a cement leg." Even after a year of running with the blade, she is still training her body to trust it.

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Before Sammie was awarded a $20,000 grant to purchase a running blade from the Challenged Athlete Foundation, she ran with her walking leg and says it was "like running with a cement leg." Even after a year of running with the blade, she is still training her body to trust it.