Quad Cities Marathon shows sponsorships are good business

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    John DeDoncker cringes now at the memory.

    However, a quarter century ago, the Midwest Division president for TBK Bank was a self-admitted overweight, out-of-shape smoker.

    “The thought of running a marathon was a crazy idea to me,” Mr. DeDoncker laughed while considering the daunting 26.2-mile running challenge.

    “So, if you had told me 25 years ago that I would now have 30…

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