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Buffalo twins complete marathon in race chair for Duchenne muscular dystrophy awareness

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BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — Buffalo twin brothers Dan and Matt Murray completed the Buffalo Marathon on Sunday, crossing the finish line together in 4 hours, 41 minutes and 56 seconds.

Dan ran the race while pushing his brother Matt in a race chair.

The brothers are running three world marathons to raise awareness for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a disease Matt was diagnosed with at age 3.

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The local running club, Pace Buffalo and supporters near and far helped the brothers obtain the race chair used in the race.

The Chicago Marathon is next on their list scheduled for October.