Photos: Tia Accetta
Tia Accetta, a distance runner, suffered two small strokes in April.
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Tia Accetta gives her daughter, Anabelle, 6, a kiss as she drops Anabelle off at school. Photo taken: Thursday May 07, 2015
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Tia Accetta looks over as her son, Aric, 8, uses scissors to cut out a snowflake in his tortilla before school Thursday morning. Tia is an accomplished distance runner and had been training to run a marathon in Oregon on Mother's Day, but suffered two small strokes in April. Before the stroke, Tia would have already gone on a run before her kids wake up in the morning. Photo taken: Thursday May 07, 2015
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Anabelle Accetta, 6, declares that she has finished her homework to her mom, Tia, before heading off to school Thursday morning. Tia is an accomplished distance runner and had been training to run a marathon in Oregon on Mother's Day, but suffered two small strokes in April. Photo taken: Thursday May 07, 2015
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Tia Accetta walks her daughter, Anabelle, 6, to school for the day. Accetta is an accomplished distance runner and had been training to run in a marathon in Oregon on Mother's Day, but suffered two small strokes in April. For the past three weeks she has only gone on short walks to drop her kids off at school and to Rincon Market. Photo taken: Thursday May 07, 2015
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After getting their two kids off to school, Randy and Tia Accetta, of Run Tucson, sit down to plan out the TMC Meet Me Downtown 5K Night Run set for May 30. Tia is an accomplished distance runner suffered two small strokes in April. She says before the stroke she would have tons of energy, but now she has less of it during the day. Photo taken: Thursday May 07, 2015
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Tia Accetta, center, who owns Run Tucson with her husband, conducts The Workout Group on Tuesday and Thursdays at Reid Park. Accetta talks with members of the group before their workout. Photo taken: Thursday May 07, 2015
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Tia Accetta, center, who owns Run Tucson with her husband, watches as runners warmup during The Workout Group gathering on Thursday at Reid Park. Accetta coaches participants on their running goals as part of the group. Photo taken: Thursday May 07, 2015