On this date- Eliza Jane Schaeffer

On October 10th, 1976, a 98 year old man from Greece named Dimitrion Yordanidis became the oldest man to complete a marathon, finishing in 7:33. This probably did not have a massive impact on the international, or even Greek, community. But that's what makes it great. This guy didn't become a celebrity. There was maybe an article about him in his local paper, nothing much more than that. But he probably died happy. It makes me happy just imagining how great it must feel to be 98 years old and run a marathon. He must be extremely tough. My grandmother can hardly walk up the stairs, and he ran 26 miles. That is amazing. I appreciate his efforts. I'm sure anyone who runs would as well. This event reminds us of that we are capable of more than what might first seem possible. It kind of plays into the idea we talked about in class of negative capability.