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Hoping to be marathon man again
58-year-old hasn’t run 26.2-mile distance since 1980
From Staff Reports
Cumberland Times-News
CUMBERLAND — Douglas Kalbaugh finished 101st among 185 runners to cross the finish line Thursday at the Turkey Day 5K in Westernport. In the middle of the pack, right where Kalbaugh figured he was supposed to be.
In April, the 58-year-old Keyser, W.Va., resident hopes to be in about the same place for the Mountain Maryland Marathon — his first 26.2-mile effort in more than 28 years.
58-year-old hasn’t run 26.2-mile distance since 1980
From Staff Reports
Cumberland Times-News
CUMBERLAND — Douglas Kalbaugh finished 101st among 185 runners to cross the finish line Thursday at the Turkey Day 5K in Westernport. In the middle of the pack, right where Kalbaugh figured he was supposed to be.
In April, the 58-year-old Keyser, W.Va., resident hopes to be in about the same place for the Mountain Maryland Marathon — his first 26.2-mile effort in more than 28 years.
The marathon, presented by Life Fitness Management, is scheduled for April 19. The planned route takes runners from Canal Place Heritage Area in downtown Cumberland to the Narrows and up National Highway, or the historic National Road, to Frostburg. After leveling out in the Mountain City, runners will take Depot Street to the Great Allegheny Passage.
The final 15-plus miles of the race are on crushed limestone parallel to the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad tracks at an average 3 percent grade downhill back to Cumberland. That part comes after the first 11.5 miles up — literally — National Highway. Runners taking on the marathon distance first will face a net gain in elevation of approximately 1,900 feet.
Kalbaugh last entered the Honolulu Marathon in 1980 in his early 30s while working as a defense contractor. He might have completed another marathon in Hawaii but his temporary duty ended. Mainland marathons, he said, were too few then. In addition, he was injury-prone. Read More
The final 15-plus miles of the race are on crushed limestone parallel to the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad tracks at an average 3 percent grade downhill back to Cumberland. That part comes after the first 11.5 miles up — literally — National Highway. Runners taking on the marathon distance first will face a net gain in elevation of approximately 1,900 feet.
Kalbaugh last entered the Honolulu Marathon in 1980 in his early 30s while working as a defense contractor. He might have completed another marathon in Hawaii but his temporary duty ended. Mainland marathons, he said, were too few then. In addition, he was injury-prone. Read More
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Luke native Douglas Kalbaugh, 58, approaches the finish of the Turkey Day 5K in Westernport on Thursday. His training soon will change to include longer distances as he prepares for the inaugural Mountain Maryland Marathon on April 19. It will be Kalbaugh’s first marathon since 1980
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