Boston Marathon

I Won the 1968 Boston Marathon. And Ran Many More. After the Bombs, Everything Changed

There’s a time to run for the win. And a time to realize that other things are more important.

The author, Boston Marathon, 1968. (Note shadow, mentioned in story.) Photo courtesy Jeff Johnson.

More than a half-century ago I ran each Boston Marathon consumed by thoughts of winning. In April 1968, I…