tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19648172343482667732024-03-05T06:19:29.160-08:007 Decades MarathonRunners who have finished a marathon in 7 consecutive decadesAmby Burfoothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16972662001978097115noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964817234348266773.post-56881315624830375672017-02-06T10:27:00.002-08:002022-05-29T04:04:34.405-07:00Home<span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;">This web site honors runners who have completed at least one marathon in each of 7 consecutive decades of their lives. It is dedicated to "Old John" A. Kelley, the first to do so.<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">John A. Kelley</td></tr>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;">At present, there are six known members: Kelley, Darryl Beardall, Amby Burfoot, Jeff Galloway, Daniel Larson, and Keizo Yamada. </span></span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">There are surely others. We simply haven't discovered them yet. When we do, we will add them here.<br /></span>
<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;">Some of these runners reached 7 decades </span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;">the "hard way"--starting in their 20s, and then running a marathon in their 80s (Kelley, Yamada, Beardall). Others followed the</span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;"> "easy way"--starting in their teens, and running a marathon in their 70s. </span><br />
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;">See the <a href="http://www.7decadesmarathon.com/p/runners.html">Runners</a> page for more information on each of the 7 Decades Marathon members.</span><br />
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;">We hope to welcome many more runners, from around the globe, to the 7 Decades Marathon group. Also: The race is on to see who can reach 8 Decades.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Keizo Yamada, Amby Burfoot, John A. Kelley, probably 1996</td></tr>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: normal;">Run long and healthy.</span></span></div>
</div>Amby Burfoothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16972662001978097115noreply@blogger.com