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During the holy month of Ramadan, Muslims abstain from food and drink — including water — from sunup to sundown. Perhaps not the ideal time to start a mile-a-day running club.

 
But that's exactly what Mohammad Zafar did.

 
After leaving the U.S. Marine Corps, Zafar had foot problems that prevented him from running. Wanting to ease back into a fitness routine, Zafar and his wife Sarah decided to embark on a one mile per day running routine. That was a couple weeks before Ramadan in 2013. 

The growth of the idea since then has "been a lot of fun," said Zafar — who joined Tom Crann to talk about 

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Mohammad Zafar started a mile-a-day running club  for the holy month of Ramadan, a time when Muslims abstain from food and drink from sunup to sundown.

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