As if running weren’t awful enough, a 5k has an added layer of misery: coal dust.

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By Katie HerzogAug 31, 2016, 5:25 am136 pts
The 5th-annual Williamson, W.V. Coal Dust Run is sort of a color run where participants end up looking like chimney sweeps instead of Rainbow Brite. The point is to celebrate coal country’s long, dusty history. Lucky for the racers, they’re not doused in the lethal variety of dust. “We use black…

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