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Written by Bruce Johnson
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Monday, 15 September 2008 10:24 |
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Bruce Johnson has been running for 32 years. In that time Bruce has run 252 miles across Wisconsin, and also ran 232 from Idaho to past Great Falls, Montana over the Rockies. He has run 20 marathons and was chosen to run with the Olympic Torch during the 100th Anniversary of the Olympics. On February 1, 2005 he ran 2901 miles across the United States in 105 straight days.
However, Bruce is hardly done!. Bruce is planning another run from East to West across America on a date yet to be determined. Bruce, a 200 lb partially paralyzed runner, will be one of the few to have run across America twice.
The following is a list of marathons Bruce has participated in:
- 6 Chicago Marathons
- 2 Honolulu Marathons
- 4 Los Angeles Marathons
- 6 Las Vegas Marathons
- 1 New York Marathon
- 1 Portland Marathon
Bruce has accomplished a lot in his life. He has run all over the United States. Along the way, many pictures were taken of him on his runs.
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Island training in 90 degree temperature will help Bruce
cross the Mojave Desert in his run across the United States.
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The road seems very long sometimes. And the pavement will
make you pay toll for every step for the right to cross it.
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Overlooking Coral Bay in St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands,
Bruce trains in the steep mountains preparing
for the United States run.
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During this run, markers were left at 20 mile marks. Here
Bruce ends a long day of running during his crossing
the state of Wisconsin. Markers also helped Bruce
know where to stop after a long day.
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Run across Montana are what the bright yellow shirts that
were worn to alert drivers, and to let them know exactly
what Bruce was doing at all times.
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Overcoming breaking his back and coming out of a body cast,
one of Bruce's first runs was carrying the Olympic torch
during the 100th anniversary in Chicago.
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Crossing the finish line in the New York City marathon.
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Running with thirty thousand people. Crossing the finish line
in the Honolulu marathon.
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Bruce is about to begin his run across the Rocky Mountains
and over the Continental Divide in the state of Montana.
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More mountain training in the Virgin Island heat. Sometimes
you just have to stop; says the mountain.
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Last Updated ( Friday, 15 January 2010 00:32 )
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