72-Year-Old Marathon Will Complete 6 Major World Marathons - Spectrum News

At age 72, New Paltz native Dennis Moore is a competitive runner. 

"I've been an off-and-on jogger for most of my adult life," Moore said. 

It all started 12 years ago after famed runner Roger Robinson moved in down the street, and the two started running together. 

"And I finally got to the point where I said 'maybe I should try some sort of competition,'" Moore said.

Dennis Moore is 72 years young and he’s in better shape than people 1/3 his age. He is on a mission to complete the 6 major marathons around the world. He’s running the Tokyo marathon in March. I caught up with him on how his training is going. More at 5pm on @SPECNewsHV pic.twitter.com/tTM014diDO

— Arin (@ArinCotelAltman) January 8, 2020

As his 2015 new year's resolution, he decided to try and qualify for the Boston Marathon. 

"Roger rolled his eyes and he actually tried to talk me out of it," Moore said.

After some convincing, Robinson agreed to train him. Moore ran the Boston Marathon in 2018, and since then, he's run five others, 11 total. His most recent challenge is running the Marathon Majors — a series consisting of six of the largest and most renowned marathons in the world.

"I've run three marathon majors; [the] New York City marathon, [the] Boston Marathon, and the Berlin marathon — which I ran last year. It's sort of a bizarre pursuit for someone my age but I thoroughly enjoy it. I train very hard because I like the competition," Moore said.

He is well on his way to completing the marathon majors. He's set to run the Tokyo marathon March 1 and the Chicago Marathon in the fall. If all goes according to his plan, he'll be done with all six by spring 2021.

Let's block ads! (Why?)

"marathon" - Google News
January 09, 2020 at 05:13AM
https://ift.tt/2QEYzZx

72-Year-Old Marathon Will Complete 6 Major World Marathons - Spectrum News
"marathon" - Google News
https://ift.tt/2qmOhms
Shoes Man Tutorial
Pos News Update
Meme Update
Korean Entertainment News
Japan News Update

Bagikan Berita Ini