Thursday, March 11, 2010

Retiree jogs entire length of Route 66


News from the web:

Tired of looking for things to do in his retirement, a 71-year-old Illinois man decided to go for a jog on Route 66 — all 2,448 miles.

Emory Duick started out on June 2 at the intersection of Jackson St. and Michigan Ave. in downtown Chicago where Route 66 begins. After 202 days and more than 2,000 miles, he is passing through Victorville and Hesperia this week on his way to the Santa Monica Pier, where the highway ends.

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