Some heroes wear capes. Others wear running shoes. When not wearing his stethoscope, Dr. Theodore Strange, an internal medicine specialist from Staten Island, is the latter. He was 16 miles into completing his 25th NYC Marathon when a scream for "help!" on the course led him to saving a woman's life. According to silive.com, Strange jumped into action just after [...]
Robby Ketchell started the NYC Marathon solo, but by the end of 26.2 miles, he was far from alone, especially as he crossed the finish line with his 7-month-old son, Wyatt, in his arms. Ketchell resides in Portsmouth, NH and was racing his first road marathon. His goal: Break 3 hours and 21 minutes on the legendary course to honor [...]
After falling 150 feet off a cliff in Thailand while trying to escape a rapist in 2016, Hannah Gavios never thought she'd walk again. However, now she's New York City Marathon finisher. The 25-year-old woman from Queens who is partially paralyzed completed the 26.2-mile route on crutches in 11 hours, 20 minutes and 32 seconds. Even though she finished long [...]
Ginette Bedard didn't start running until she was 69 years old, but she's more than made up for her late entry into the sport. The 85-year-old who lives in Queens, NY became the oldest woman to cross the finish line in the 2018 NYC Marathon. She ran the 26.2-mile iconic course in 6 hours, 19 minutes and 1 second, and [...]
Patrick Harten is the hero air traffic controller who helped guide "Sully’s" 'Miracle on the Hudson' flight to safety in 2009. Now the 44-year-old lifelong runner and native New Yorker who aided US Airways Flight 1549 to an unbelievable landing on the Hudson River is taking on another challenge: The NYC Marathon. Inspired by Shalane Flanagan's NYC Marathon win in [...]
There will be 50,000 runners taking on Sunday's New York City Marathon, and an equal number of stories that are steeped in inspiration. One will be that of Rochelle Goldschmiedt, who is honoring her 88-year-old mother and Holocaust survivor Devorah Hilsenrath. Goldschmiedt, a retired personal trainer from Teaneck, New Jersey, will run the legendary course for the third time with [...]
In any marathon, there's always a significant group of runners who aim to break the 4-hour mark. At 70 years old, Gene Dykes is not one of them. Instead, he chases the sub-3-hour goal. Dykes, who only began seriously running marathons at 58, according to Canada Running Series, turned heads on Oct. 21 when he ran the Toronto Waterfront Marathon [...]
Jeannie Rice is hell on wheels, even at 70 years old. The real estate agent from Ohio swooped though the city of Chicago in a blistering 3 hours, 27 minutes and 50 seconds to not only take first place in her age group at the 2018 Chicago Marathon, but to set a new 70+ age group world record in the [...]
At 6'8'', you would think that the only sport James Jeffs excels at is basketball. However, the 18-year-old senior at Water Canyon High School in Utah is a talented cross-country runner whose extra long stride carried him to a 7th place finish during Wednesday's Utah State High School Activities Association state cross-country meet. No doubt, his presence is large out [...]
In covering 140.6 miles, Hiromu Inada, at 85, has traveled more miles in one day than most 85 year-olds travel in a single year. On Saturday, the Japanese triathlete became the oldest person to finish the Kona IRONMAN World Championship, and even beat his own personal record in the process. Competitors must complete the 2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bike ride and [...]