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Articles - Eisenhower Marathon 2004
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Katter Feature Running in his 87th marathon while in Abilene, Bruce Katter plans to finish the Eisenhower Marathon in 3 hours and 40 minutes on March 27. "Kansas will be the 43rd state I've run in since I started running after my 55th birthday," said Katter who is currently 69. "I started running while trying to get through a difficult divorce." Katter runs 20-23 miles weekly and has participated in marathons in Chicago, New York, Houston, Portland, Vancouver, New Orleans and Los Angeles, as well as the Boston. "It is hard to pick one best marathon experience," Katter said. "Portland does an excellent job of putting on a marathon, Mardi Gras was fun, and the Navajos do a fine job with their Shiprock Marathon." Katter runs four miles in the morning on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday mornings, does a 20-minute weights workout on Tuesday and works in an endurance run of 15 miles on Sunday. "As I get enthusiastic and approach my 70th birthday, I am adding a track workout while assisting my 85-year-old father through his weekly workout." Katter's goals include running in all 50 states and running his 100th marathon by the end of the year. "I want to finish the 50 states early enough to get some speed back for the National Masters Championships in Minneapolis-St. Paul in October," Katter said. "I might also do the National Outdoor Track Championship. In 2006 I plan to pick up a couple more continents toward the goal of having run on all seven continents; so far I have run in North America and Antarctica." Katter's advice to beginning runners is not to get caught up in the early enthusiasm. "It is much better to get an adrenaline rush in the last few miles, because you have something left and can pass a few people," Katter said. "Otherwise you go out with the crowd and then drag yourself to the finish." Katter said his wish for the Eisenhower Marathon would be to have a 40-50 degree day. Marathon, half marathon and team relay races begin at the Eisenhower
Marathon at 7 a.m. Children's races will be offered at 10:30 a.m.
Further information about the marathon can be obtained by calling
the Dickinson County Red Cross office at 263-2341 or visiting the
marathon web site at www.eisenhowermarathon.com
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