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MARATHON MAN

In 1996, Truman Smith’s wife told him to find a hobby. He’d already run eight marathons at that point, so he figured it was a good activity to build on. Fourteen years and 74 marathons later, Mr. Smith, 63, has run in all 50 states and is aiming to marathon on each of the seven continents. He recently ran the Great Wall marathon in China.