On the run: 84-year-old Doyle Carpenter becomes oldest runner to complete 100 mile race By Jeff Bobo Editor Jeff Bobo Author email May 30, 2023 May 30, 2023 Updated May 30, 2023 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Hawkins County runner Doyle Carpenter recently became the oldest man ever to complete a 100-mile, 48-hour foot race in Marietta, South Carolina. × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. kAm%96 C246 :D 42==65 “%96 r@F?ECJ |:=6[” 2?5 CF??6CD 92G6 cg 9@FCD E@ 4@>A=6E6 `__ >:=6D @? 2 E9C66\>:=6 4@FCD6 :? E96 D>2== 4@>>F?:EJ ;FDE @FED:56 @7 vC66?G:==6]k^AmkAmpD 2 H@C=5 C64@C5 9@=56C :? E96 cg\>:=6 CF?[ :E >:89E ?@E D66> =:<6 2 3:8 562= 7@C r2CA6?E6C E@ 4@>A=6E6 E92E C246] %92E :D[ F?E:= J@F C62=:K6 96 3C@<6 E92E H@C=5 C64@C5 be J62CD 28@ H96? 96 H2D ;FDE 2 cg\J62C\@=5 <:5]k^AmkAmpE gc J62CD @7 286[ r2CA6?E6C 42? DE:== @FECF? 2E9=6E6D 2 7@FCE9 9:D 286]k^AmkAm“x 5:5 :E H:E9 7:G6 9@FCD E@ DA2C6[” r2CA6?E6C E@=5 E96 #6G:6H] “xE’D C62==J 2 C@F89[ E@F89 4@FCD6] xE’D FA 2?5 5@H? 2?5 C@4<J H:E9 C@@ED 2?5 6G6CJE9:?8 6=D6]”k^AmkAmpD:56 7C@> 62C?:?8 E96 5:DE:?4E:@? @7 36:?8 E96 @=56DE A6CD@? 6G6C E@ 4@>A=6E6 E96 r@F?ECJ |:=6[ r2CA6?E6C C646:G65 2 8:2?E 36=E 3F4<=6]k^AmkAmr2CA6?E6C EC2:?D 6G6CJ 52J[ CF??:?8 324< 2?5 7@CE9 36EH66? 9:D r=:?49 '2==6J 9@>6 2?5 #@86CDG:==6 @C |@CC:DE@H?]k^AmkAmr2CA6?E6C’D 7:CDE ;@3 H2D H96? 96 H2D `a 2D 2 4255J 2E 2 8@=7 4@FCD6[ H9:49 H@F=5 8:G6 9:> A=6?EJ @7 6I6C4:D6 @? :ED @H?] p55 E@ E92E E96 724E E92E 96 C2? E96 E9C66 >:=6D 6249 H2J E@ 2?5 7C@> H@C<]k^AmkAm#F??:?8 92D 366? 2 H2J @7 =:76 7@C r2CA6?E6C]k^AmkAmpE ff J62CD @7 286[ r2CA6?E6C H@? E96 t?5=6DD |:=6 :? p=232DE6C[ p=232>2[ 4@>A=6E:?8 `ch >:=6D :? cg 9@FCD[ H9:49 H2D 2?@E96C H@C=5 C64@C5] x? 2==[ 96’D CF? 23@FE `d_ cg\9@FC C246D]k^AmkAmp J62C =2E6C 2E E96 286 @7 fg[ 96 C2? `ha >:=6D :? cg 9@FCD :? |2?496DE6C[ %6??6DD66]k^AmkAmpE E96 286 @7 g_[ r2CA6?E6C 3C@<6 2?@E96C H@C=5 C64@C5 :? E96 cg\9@FC 2E E96 |6CC:==’D |:=6 :? s29=@?682[ v6@C8:2[ 4@>A=6E:?8 `cc]de >:=6D E@ D6E 2 5:DE2?46 C64@C5 7@C CF??6CD g_\gc J62CD @7 286] x? E92E 6G6?E r2CA6?E6C 2=D@ A=2465 E9:C5 @G6C2==]k^AmkAmw6’D 2=D@ CF? D@ >2?J >2C2E9@?D E92E 96 42?’E C6>6>36C E96> 2==[ 2=E9@F89 7@FC E92E DE2?5 @FE H6C6 E96 q@DE@? |2C2E9@?]k^AmkAmk6>m##i (92E >@E:G2E6D J@F E@ 4@?E:?F6 CF??:?8 E96D6 C246Dnk^6>mk^AmkAmkDEC@?8mr2CA6?E6Cik^DEC@?8m x’G6 5@?6 E9:D 2== >J =:76]k^AmkAmk6>m##i w@H 72C 5@ J@F CF? @? 2? 2G6C286 52Jnk^6>mk^AmkAmkDEC@?8mr2CA6?E6Cik^DEC@?8m x 2G6C286 `` >:=6D A6C 52J]k^AmkAmk6>m##i xD :E 52?86C@FD E@ Ck^6>mk6>mF? @? E96D6 C@25Dnk^6>mk^AmkAmkDEC@?8mr2CA6?E6Cik^DEC@?8m ~? E96D6 =:EE=6 C@25D @FE 96C6 W=:<6 #E] ee} H96C6 96 =:G6DX] ``\( 92D 2 3:8 D9@F=56C] s@8D 2C6 E96 H@CDE A2CE] %96 5C:G6CD 2C6 2== AC6EEJ 8@@5] x’G6 @?=J 925 @?6 4=@D6 42==] %92E H2D 2? @=5 8FJ H9@ H2D H2G:?8 2E >6[ 2?5 H9:=6 96 H2D H2G:?8 2E >6 96 H2D 2:>:?8 2E >6]k^AmkAmk6>m##i s@?’E J@F 9@=5 D@>6 CF??:?8 C64@C5Dnk^6>mk^AmkAmkDEC@?8mr2CA6?E6Cik^DEC@?8m x 9@=5 E96 H@C=5 C64@C5 :? cg 9@FCD] x 96=5 E96 @=5 C64@C5 :? E96 cg 9@FCD H96? x H2D cg J62CD @=5] %96 AC6G:@FD C64@C5 H2D `_g J62CD @=5] x 3C@<6 :E] %H@ H66<D =2E6C 2?@E96C 8FJ 3C@<6 :E] u@C EH@ H66<D x 96=5 :E] x 5:5 aa` >:=6D :? cg 9@FCD]k^AmkAmk6>m##i (92E <66AD J@F 8@:?8nk^6>mk^AmkAmkDEC@?8mr2CA6?E6Cik^DEC@?8m x’> =F4<J x 42? DE:== 5@ :E] x’> 3=6DD65]k^Am Rogersville, TN May 12, 2023 Featured Local Savings Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Tags Sports Athletics Golf Job Market Jeff Bobo Author email Follow Jeff Bobo Close Get email notifications on {{subject}} daily! Your notification has been saved. There was a problem saving your notification. {{description}} Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Save Manage followed notifications Close Followed notifications Please log in to use this feature Log In Don't have an account? Sign Up Today Support Local Journalism in Classrooms Trending Recipes Trending Recipes
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