Wednesday, October 8, 2014

Man competes in Marion road race, finishing 120-county journey

Leo McMillen is always up for a good challenge. So when then-mayor of Lexington Scotty Baesler came up with the idea of an "employee Olympics" in the early 1980s, city employee McMillen jumped on board by running in the Bluegrass 10,000. McMillen has been running and walking ever since. Sunday, he completed his quest to compete in every one of Kentucky's 120 counties by walking the 5,000-meter Furry Run in Crittenden County. He believes he is the first person to accomplish the county-by-county foot tour of the state.

For the full story, visit Kentucky.com.

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