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So far, he’s run 360 marathons over the last 33 years, and he plans to make it to 369 by the end of December.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cmi81kh5b000i357t4u0qd4r2@published'}, {'data': {'text': '“My goal is probably [to] complete 500 marathons,” he said. “I have 140 more to go.”', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cmi81kh82000j357taljcn6x9@published'}, {'data': {'alt': 'Dr. Guillermo Rios Rios ', 'url': 'https://radioimg.audacy.com/aiu-media/IMG1483-34984f8e-d74d-4c5f-ab50-98bbc407511e.jpg', 'width': 480, 'credit': "Dr. Guillermo Rios Rios and St John's Dignity Health Regional Medical Center", 'height': 640, 'caption': None, '_version': 1, 'imageLink': None, 'rendition': None, 'sizeInBytes': '42975', 'borderToggle': None, 'componentVariation': 'image'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/image/instances/cmi81mgi9002h357tsa3th8ts@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'While he’s run in 24 states and six countries, Dr. Rios Rios said he never gets bored of it.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cmi81khaj000k357tv409j11e@published'}, {'data': {'text': "“When I run, the ocean, the mountains, that doesn't get boring at all,” he said. “It's nice.", '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cmi81khdg000l357tsv6jp5et@published'}, {'data': {'text': '<strong>Check out all our KNX Heroes </strong><a href="https://www.audacy.com/knxnews/heroes"><strong>here</strong></a><strong>.</strong>', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cmi81khfz000m357tc5u5liyu@published'}, {'data': {'text': '<strong>Follow KNX News 97.1 FM</strong><br /><a href="https://twitter.com/KNXnews"><strong>Twitter</strong></a><strong> |</strong><a href="https://www.facebook.com/knxnews"><strong> </strong><strong>Facebook</strong></a><strong> |</strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/knxnews"><strong> </strong><strong>Instagram</strong></a><strong> |</strong><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@knxnews"><strong> </strong><strong>TikTok</strong></a>', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cmi81khil000n357t6bvi2l00@published'}], 'feedImg': {'data': {'alt': 'Dr. Guillermo Rios Rios', 'url': 'https://radioimg.audacy.com/aiu-media/For-vertical-photos-in-Unity--20251120T151341251-675709ce-f424-4da7-89c1-758de50e5e6d.png', 'width': 1920, 'credit': "Dr. Guillermo Rios Rios and St John's Dignity Health Regional Medical Center", 'height': 1080, 'mimeType': 'image/png', 'sizeInBytes': '1387833', 'componentVariation': 'feed-image'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/feed-image/instances/cmi81j12x000b01s0389gqg5d@published'}, 'sources': [], '_version': 24, 'featured': False, 'headline': 'Our KNX Hero of the week is conquering marathons', 'msnTitle': 'Our KNX Hero of the week is conquering marathons', 'textTags': ['KNX Hero of the Week', 'KNX Heroes', 'KNX Hero'], '_msnTitle': {'shouldOverride': False}, 'apContent': None, 'isOpinion': False, 'pageTitle': 'Our KNX Hero of the week is conquering marathons', 'sideShare': {'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/share/instances/cmi81j12x000c01s0gf50dq76@published'}, 'feedImgUrl': 'https://radioimg.audacy.com/aiu-media/For-vertical-photos-in-Unity--20251120T151341251-675709ce-f424-4da7-89c1-758de50e5e6d.png', 'feedLayout': 'small', 'showSocial': True, 'stationURL': 'https://www.audacy.com/knxnews', 'breadcrumbs': [{'hidden': False, 'text': 'KNX News 97.1 FM', 'url': '//www.audacy.com/knxnews'}, {'hidden': False, 'text': 'News', 'url': '//www.audacy.com/knxnews/news'}, {'hidden': False, 'text': 'Local', 'url': '//www.audacy.com/knxnews/news/local'}], 'contentType': 'article', 'seoHeadline': 'Our KNX Hero of the week is conquering marathons', 'stationName': 'KNX News 97.1 FM', 'stationSlug': 'knxnews', 'dateModified': '2025-11-21T01:05:16.272Z', 'featuredNews': True, 'sectionFront': 'news', 'fullWidthLead': False, 'shortHeadline': 'Our KNX Hero of the week is conquering marathons', 'syndicatedUrl': None, 'unityPageType': 'article', 'editorialFeeds': None, 'featuredSports': False, 'msnTitleLength': 48, 'seoDescription': 'Our KNX Hero of the Week, Dr. Guillermo Rios Rios is a marathon conqueror! 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