A special road race around Lake Phelan in St. Paul, Minnesota gave runners of all abilities the chance to compete.

In one case, the inaugural Unified 5K race gave a duo the opportunity to start their running journey to qualify for the Boston Marathon.

Mark Hulsey from St. Paul and Moses Cooper from Woodbury have a bond that runs deep.

"It's my favorite way of running. There's nothing better than this," said Hulsey. "We just have a wonderful time together, and I check on [Cooper] to make sure he's good and he just inspires the heck out of me to run hard."

They won first place as a duo in Sunday's race.

The Unified 5k is a race series being held around the country in an effort to bring athletes of all abilities together.

For Hulsey and Cooper, this race day was special because they w

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