More than 2 million spectators and 60,000 runners will fill the streets on Nov. 1 for the 50th anniversary of the New York City Marathon’s five borough course. Among the racers will be 83-year-old Dave Obelkevich, the marathon’s only lifelong participant, having run all the races since it moved out of Central Park and into all five boroughs.
“You can start running at any age: 50, 70, 20, 10, whatever,” Obelkevich told The Epoch Times in a recent interview. People come from around the world to compete in the New York City Marathon, but fewer than 100 of them are 80 or older this year, according to race organizers. …