"Weston the Pedestrian"

"In Connecticut he encountered rain, mud and slush, was chased by a dog and sprained his ankle, but still kept on..."

Take away his ambition and that sounds pretty typical for a day around here even now, in my opinion.

Take time to read it all and even look around for more. What an amazing man : "Going it alone at distances of 1,000 mi. or more, he could keep up such a relentless pace that it was necessary to provide relays of fresh horses for the referees and timekeepers." I have been meaning to link to his story for quite a while. Perhaps I already have. I think I heard about him through Paul Harvey. Just wanted to put this in while it was in my brain.