Emphasis Preaching Journal

The late John A. Kelley, a.k.a. "Marathon Kelley" was a fascinating character. "Johnnie" was a member of three United States Olympic teams, and ran in the annual Boston Marathon sixty times, winning it twice and coming in second seven more times. He held a record for competing in 112 marathons. His marathon runs alone (excluding training) totaled almost 3,000 miles -- the equivalent of running across the United States.