You can't stop this 93-year-old Baltimore County runner
You can't stop this 93-year-old Baltimore County runner
ANDRE: ANDRE HEPKINS HERE LIVE AT THE INTERSECTION OF CALVERT AND PRATT STREETS, RIGHT NOT BEAUTIFUL INNER HARBOR OF BALTIMORE, GETTING READY FOR THE KICKOFF OF THE HALF MARATHON IN ABOUT AN HOUR FROM NOW. ABOUT 11,000 PEOPLE TAKING PART IN THE HALF MARATHON, INCLUDING MY GOOD FRIEND HERE, BOB. I'M TALKING -- I'M GOING TO HAVE TO TALK INTO HIS EAR, KEEP THAT IN MIND. HE'S WEARING A HEARING AID. HE'S 93 YEARS YOUNG. FIRST OF ALL, HE'S RUN IN 42 FULL MARATHONS. THIS IS HIS 19th HALF MARATHON. WHY, AT AGE AGE 93, ARE YOU RUNNING IN A HALF MARATHON? >> I'VE BEEN VERY FORTUNATE IN THIS MPT. IT'S THE ASSISTANCE I'VE HAD IN THE PAST THAT HAS ALLOWED ME TO DO IT. I'VE GOT A FAMILY, MY SON KEVIN, MY OTHER SON CRAIG IS RUNNING WITH ME. I HAVE A GRANDDAUGHTER WHO RUNS. IT'S A FAMILY SUPPORT, IT MEANS GREAT DEAL. AT HOME, MY WIFE, BETTY, AND MY SISTER, OUTSTANDING. THEY DO A HELP ME IN KEEP GOING, AND I ENJOY IT SO MUCH. SOME PEOPLE THINK RUNNING IS HARD WORK. TO ME, IT'S ALWAYS BEEN AN ENJOYMENT. AND I LIVE IN OAK CREST VILLAGE WHERE IF IT'S SNOWING OUTSIDE, WE GOT A GREAT HEALTH CLUB. GO IN THERE. SO I'VE BEEN VERY, VERY FORTUNATE. I REALLY DO. ANDRE: A LOT OF PEOPLE HALF YOUR AGE, LESS THAN HALF YOUR AGE, INCLUDING MYSELF, WHO HAVEN'T DONE A HALF MARATHON OR MARATHON YET. WHERE DO YOU GET YOUR STRENGTH FROM? >> AGAIN, I THINK I GET IT FROM THE ABILITY TO ENJOY IT. IF YOU ENJOY IT, YOU DO IT. AS I SAID, PEOPLE THINK THIS IS HARD WORK. IT'S WORK. BUT I THINK IT'S GREAT. AND ONE THING LEADS TO ANOTHER. IT'S BEEN WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL. ANDRE: THANK YOU VERY MUCH AT AGE 93, REPRESENT
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You can't stop this 93-year-old Baltimore County runner
You can't stop 93-year-old Bob Gralley. He's running in the Baltimore Half-Marathon, and has run dozens of races!
BALTIMORE —
You can't stop 93-year-old Bob Gralley. He's running in the Baltimore Half-Marathon, and has run dozens of races!
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