St. George resident Marianne Hamilton isn't an easy person to catch up with — and not just because she's earned more than 40 gold medals in Senior Games race walking events. It was never Hamilton's intention to step into the limelight — her career kept placing her there.

St. George News takes a stroll through her extraordinary life as part of its feature, “Southern Utah Profiles.”

Baby steps

When Marianne Hamilton took her first steps as a child growing up in Sacramento, California, she had no idea how many places her little feet would carry her. As the youngest of four children and the only daughter born into a close-knit Italian Catholic family, Hamilton was eager to begin her adventures. Stepping in front of the public proved to be more challenging, however.

Hamilton's first opportu

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