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Glendale Man to Finish 50 Marathons in 50 States
A trip to West Virginia Sunday will complete the goal J.D. Frailey has worked toward for years.
J.D. Frailey will never forget mile number 19 of the 1982 St. Louis Marathon. That's when when a "wave of a tingling weirdness” washed over his body. It was his first 26.2-mile race. “I was hoping to be killed by a lightning bolt,” Frailey, 60, of Glendale, said jokingly. Frailey completed the race in 3 hours, 21 minutes, despite taking walks after his body hit the wall. Afterward, he swore he would never run a marathon again. But the runner has broken that promise to himself 49 times. On Sunday, Frailey will travel to Huntington, West Virginia, to finish a goal that he's spent years working toward: run 50 marathons in 50 states. Assuming he completes the 2012 Marshall University Marathon, Frailey, a management consultant and motivational …
Aurelio Garcia-Miro
1:36 pm on Saturday, November 10, 2012
J.D. This is such a great accomplishment!! We will be thinking about you tomorrow and celebrate for you. Your fans in Spain: Erika, Daniela, Eva, Mauri, and Aurelio more ›