By Sal Ruibal, USA TODAY
When Pheidippides finished the original marathon run in 490 B.C., the Athenian soldier exclaimed, “Victory is ours,” then collapsed and died.
When Jerry Dunn finished the Tampa Hops Marathon on Sunday — his 200th marathon-length run of the year — he exclaimed, “Thank God and thank Endurox!”
Perhaps if Pheidippides had a recovery-drink [...]
by Pete Young. – St. Petersburg Times online version
“Run, Dunn, Run” proclaimed Monday’s headline on the front page of the St. Petersburg Times.
And run he has – like Forrest Gump.
Every day for the past eight days, he has run the Hops Marathon by the Bay course, the full 26.2 miles. He’ll do it again today. [...]