Alaska Man Finishes Marathons In All 50 States

Associated Press, Hartford Courant: Sports
Fri, 11/23/2018 - 9:25am

An Alaska runner hit a milestone that took him 16 years to reach when he crossed the finish line at a marathon in Tulsa, Oklahoma. When Juneau runner John Kern finished the Williams Route 66 Marathon this week, he completed his goal of running a marathon in all 50 states, the Juneau Empire reported...

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