Australians hope running marathon inspires change back home

NEW YORK (AP) — A dozen young Australian runners from indigenous tribes once targeted for genocide have a different marathon goal: “The finish line is just a start for us.”
So says Robert de Castella, a onetime top marathoner who trained them for Sunday’s New York City Marathon.
Running a marathon for their first time, they’ll need their new physical and mental prowess to return home and tackle the life-threatening problems of their Aboriginal and Torres Strait Isla