{"id":87070,"date":"2023-05-16T17:28:50","date_gmt":"2023-05-16T17:28:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/?p=87070"},"modified":"2023-05-16T17:28:50","modified_gmt":"2023-05-16T17:28:50","slug":"400-espns-sam-borden-on-a-state-championship-or-his-faith-the-agonizing-choice-of-a-young-jewish-runner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/en\/400-espns-sam-borden-on-a-state-championship-or-his-faith-the-agonizing-choice-of-a-young-jewish-runner\/","title":{"rendered":"#400! 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