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Photo Gallery: Shani hits her mark
E-mail this GalleryFrom the moment she finished fourth in the 2004 Olympic trials, Marks, 27, vowed to pour herself into the chase for the 2008 Games. Along the way, she got married, competed internationally, won four U.S. Championships, maintained a disciplined training schedule without a full-time coach, and tapped deeply into the family support that carried her through two back surgeries.