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Eighty-one-year-0ld Clarence Hartley is the oldest runner in today's Boston Marathon. But unlike his competitors for whom 24.2 miles is quite a feat, Hartley has faced physical challenges that make the marathon seem like mere child's play. He survived the Korean and Vietnam Wars as a Distinguished Lieutenant Colonel for the Air Force and battled both lymphoma and prostate cancer in his later years; emerging from all this no worse for wear.
(More on TIME.com: See the top 10 endurance competitions)
The Boston Marathon sets a qualifying time of 5 hours — a standard that Hartley made by over 20 minutes last May. Today marks his first start in the race: he qualified for the first time back in 2005 but had to forfeit his place in order to undergo chemotherapy. Now that he's cancer-free and no longer in combat, he can set his sights on more spirit-lifting goals: instead of fighting for survival, he'll be fighting to beat "several thousand younger runners," he tells Runner's World.
Hartley is certainly a fighter, and it's that competitive spirit that has allowed him to pass tests of his life with flying colors. Despite all he's endured, Hartley remarks that he's far from past his prime. "The last time I felt so good was on my final combat mission in the Air Force in 1969," he says.
Anyone perusing today's results may not have to scroll too far down to find Hartley. (via Runner's World)
Read more: http://newsfeed.time.com/2011/04/18/boston-marathons-oldest-runner-after-cancer-and-two-wars-a-race-is-nothing/#ixzz1JuKgPBdmEighty-one-year-0ld Clarence Hartley is the oldest runner in today's Boston... more
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Recently Complete News Updates Today If you are at all interested in managing this year, I recommend you register early. Registration for the 32nd annual Blue Cross Broad Street run in Philadelphia begins today.Recently Complete News Updates Today If you are at all interested in managing this... more
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U.S. Troops To Deal With Rioting Americans
Globalists Collapsing Society To Bring In Martial Law
Paul Joseph Watson
Infowars.com
Thursday, October 14, 2010
U.S. troops are now being trained to boss communities and run local governments are being readied to oversee a post-collapse America in which riots and civil unrest similar to that now exploding in Europe over austerity measures and pension cuts ravage the United States and are met with the iron fist of a militarized police state.
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I covered the 2009 Boston Marathon from Heartbreak Hill in Newton. The package aired on Newton News. The focus of the story is the crew it takes to put on an event of this size. Everyone was really excited and it was a truly inspirational day. Enjoy!
4/20/09I covered the 2009 Boston Marathon from Heartbreak Hill in Newton. The package aired... more
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Marathon Monday has been a tradition for old and young folks alike. This pod takes you on a mini tour of the madness that is Marathon Monday. (Watch for a little Current TV advertising)Marathon Monday has been a tradition for old and young folks alike. This pod takes you... more
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With only two seconds between them, Dire Tune (Ethiopia) took first in the women's marathon beating out Alevtina Biktimirova (Russia).
On the men's side, Robert Cheruiyot (Kenya) took first for the fourth time catching up to the champion women runners who had started the race a half hour before the men. Cheruiyot was on pace to beat his previous record but slowed during the last miles of the race missing his record by a little over half a minute.
Cheruiyot was born into poverty and is an ex-smoker.
Weather conditions set a perfect stage for the runners. Cheruiyot had an official time of two hours, seven minutes and fourty-six seconds. Tune finished with a two hour, twenty-three minutes, and twenty-seven second time.
The top American woman placed 15th and the top American man finished 10th.
Lance Armstrong also ran the race.With only two seconds between them, Dire Tune (Ethiopia) took first in the... more
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Marathon Monday has been a tradition for old and young folks alike. This pod takes you on a mini tour of the madness that is Marathon Monday. (Watch for a little Current TV advertising)Marathon Monday has been a tradition for old and young folks alike. This pod takes you... more
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By MARK PRATT, Associated Press Writer
April 21, 2008
BOSTON (AP) -- When Dire Tune couldn't pull ahead of Alevtina Biktimirova with a few miles left in the Boston Marathon, she decided to bide her time and outkick her opponent at the end.
The plan worked to perfection -- barely.
The pair ran shoulder to shoulder from Heartbreak Hill on, exchanging the lead from time to time before Tune pulled away on the final turn to win in 2 hours, 25 minutes, 25 seconds on Monday to take the closest women's race in Boston Marathon history.
By MARK PRATT, Associated Press Writer
April 21, 2008
BOSTON (AP) -- When... more
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