First Kids Marathon, maybe a world record and proud moments at Saturday’s marathon events

Twelve-year-old Xzavier Hooks spent a month preparing for his first race, the last mile of a marathon.

That’s right, Xzavier is 12. And the marathon he took part in was the first-ever Kids Marathon presented by Priority Health .

Xzavier trained at school, Golightly Education Center, and on his own time — ultimately running and walking 25.2 miles before showing up to the Detroit RiverWalk on Saturday to tackle that final mile and complete his marathon…

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