At 78, He Finished His First Marathon and Signed Up for the Next

He crossed the line last, smiling widest, and started planning immediately.

At 78, He Finished His First Marathon and Signed Up for the Next

He trained for a year, mostly at dawn, mostly alone, entirely on purpose.

Last is still finished

The clock had stopped caring hours earlier; the crowd had not.

It is never the legs that quit first.

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