Larry Macon Runs Record 153 Marathons in 2012
That's 40 more than his previous record, set in 2011
Larry Macon celebrated New Year's Eve in the most Macon-appropriate way: He ran the Texas Savage Seven Marathon in San Antonio. It was Macon's 153rd marathon of the year, and meant that for the last three years, Macon has broken his own record for finishing the most marathons in a calendar year.
Macon's previous record was 113 from 2011. In 2012, the 68-year-old San Antonio resident had already surpassed that mark by late October.
At some point, Macon and pretenders to the Macon throne will butt up against logistical hurdles that will limit accumulating finisher's medals. As we reported in December, Australia's Trent Morrow will try to break Macon's record in 2013, and to do so he plans to marathon in 20 countries.
In the 2009 video below, Macon discusses the motivation, planning and improvised post-race cleaning inherent in his multiple marathoning.
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