
“What an experience!” With 38,707 other runners for the 100th race!
I ran my first marathon in Chicago in 1992. That race started me on an addiction that would last through 17 marathons over five years.

One and Done, I Thought!!!
I began running in 1977, just after returning from a trip where I met a guy who had “run a marathon.” That sounded like a

After the rain chased my family from the finish line, I finished alone, but elated!
I only began running at age 51. I ran my first Marathon after 21 months as a runner. It was the Memphis Express Marathon, and

Even short fat guys can perform if they train for it!
I first started running in the mid 1980s. I had gained a lot of weight, and determined it was time to take action on that

Someone steals my thunder
The Fenway Hotel was about a mile from the finish line, but it may as well have been a thousand miles away. On blistered feet,

Running on Great Shrimp Scampi in Tretorn Tennis Shoes
One day I was searching through my race results, to look over my marathon finishes. I ran sixteen marathons in the ’70s. I was somewhat

A run with my father
The Boston Marathon course runs through everything that is special to me in Boston. It runs through Natick, where my mom’s parents live. It runs

Running is my metaphor for sobriety: I can’t stay sober alone; I would never have made it to Boston on my own…
I began running in May 2009. I was a little more than two years sober and was starting to understand my life had to be

“…But whatever you do you have to keep moving forward!”
My Boston Story is not complete yet. My Boston Qualifying story is. After seven marathon attempts, with my best time being 4:02, I had basically