Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Man survives 2 wars, cancer to run in Boston

Clarence Hartley credits his late-age running success to good genes, but also to the competitive nature that led him to fly more than 100 combat missions in his youth.Runners World: After 81 years, Clarence Hartley is finally running the Boston Marathon . What took him so long? First there were two wars ? Korea and Vietnam ? where he served in the United States Air Force. Then he spent years stationed in Taiwan, Japan, Thailand, Germany, and England. More recently, he battled lymphoma and prostate cancer. But on April 18, Hartley will set off on a well-deserved journey from Hopkinton to Copley Square.




Source: http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/42575438/ns/sports-olympic_sports/

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