Sapulpa woman runs the New York City Marathon

On November 4th, while most Oklahomans were sporting orange or crimson and watching the Bedlam game, Sapulpan Sharleen Dupee was halfway across the country completing an amazing achievement: she was running the New York City Marathon. It was her first-ever marathon, and she was fighting an injury.

Runners at the New York City Marathan. Sharleen Dupee can be found in the lower left corner, wearing the pink shirt. (photo provided)

Dupee, whose husband Jonathan owns Freedom Electric in Sapulpa, has been running half-marathons for years, but had never done a full marathon since she began running regularly about ten years ago.


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