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Olympic Watch: Moise Joseph, Reston's Runner
Haitian runner Moise Joseph has been training under SLHS' track coach Scott Raczko in Reston
Moise Joseph will wear the uniform of his native Haiti in the 2012 Summer Games in London. However, he trains right here in Reston.
Joseph, 30, is an 800-meter specialist who graduated from high school in Miami and ran for the University of Florida.
He competed in the 2004 Olympics in Athens but did not advance past the preliminaries. He missed qualifying for the 2008 Games in Bejing. He moved to Northern Virginia to train with track coach Scott Raczko,
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His personal best in the 800 is 1:45.74. The 800 begins on Aug. 6.
Read more about Joseph in Northern Virginia Magazine and his thoughts from London by following @moJoseph800.
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