--- description: Meet the 73 year old man who has run a marathon in all 50 states. title: 73-Year-Old Man Fulfills Dream to Do a Marathon in All 50 States image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfd000c933213ff61/6987789c524fc00bbcdebc37/health-weight-exercise-3.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # 73-Year-Old Man Fulfills Dream to Do a Marathon in All 50 States  by [Olivia B. Waxman](/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Nov 2, 2015 8:48 PM CUT  Elizabeth Renstrom for TIME  by [Olivia B. Waxman](/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Nov 2, 2015 8:48 PM CUT On his 60th birthday, John Maultsby of Las Vegas took a gamble and vowed to run a marathon in all 50 states. This past weekend, Maultsby, now 73, finished his 50th at the Anthem Manchester City Marathon in Manchester, New Hampshire, when he clocked in at 4 hours, 9 minutes, 15 seconds, the [Associated Press](http://bigstory.ap.org/article/50d555f208e5423a895575f7781e8856/new-hampshire-marathon-caps-quest-run-all-50-states "undefined") reports. He has run seven marathons just this year, according to [WMUR9](http://www.wmur.com/news/73yearold-aims-to-run-marathons-in-all-50-states/36187336 "undefined"). Other senior runners who have made headlines include [Harriette Thompson](http://time.com/3902968/marathon-oldest-woman-harriette-thompson-cancer/ "undefined"), a 92-year-old woman who was called the oldest woman to finish a marathon last summer, while Fauja Singh, 104, has been called the [world’s oldest marathon runner](https://www.facebook.com/Fauja-Singh-225889357609/ "undefined"). [Read More: _Meet the New World’s Oldest Person_](http://time.com/3927341/new-oldest-living-person-susannah-mushatt-jones/ "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4097044/marathon-all-50-states-man/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4097044/marathon-all-50-states-man/"},"headline":"73-Year-Old Man Fulfills Dream to Do a Marathon in All 50 States","datePublished":"2015-11-02T20:48:57.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:26:33.366Z","description":"He's run seven marathons this year","url":"https://time.com/4097044/marathon-all-50-states-man/","keywords":["Newsfeed","society"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfd000c933213ff61/6987789c524fc00bbcdebc37/health-weight-exercise-3.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Olivia B. Waxman","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfd000c933213ff61/6987789c524fc00bbcdebc37/health-weight-exercise-3.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"TIME.com stock photos Weight Loss Health Exercise Weights","caption":"TIME.com stock photos Weight Loss Health Exercise Weights","creditText":"Elizabeth Renstrom for TIME","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4097044/marathon-all-50-states-man/","name":"73-Year-Old Man Fulfills Dream to Do a Marathon in All 50 States"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Susannah Mushatt Jones on Her Secret to Long Life","description":"At 115, Susannah Mushatt Jones became the world's oldest person on June 18, 2015. Here's a recent video in which she talks about what keeps her happy.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/7IbXZm4K/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2014-06-16T19:32:13.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/7IbXZm4K.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4097044/marathon-all-50-states-man/","duration":"PT58S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4097044/marathon-all-50-states-man/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```