#303 – “Just Run A Clean Life”

Huntsman World Senior Games Active Life · Oct 2, 2020 · 25m

Today’s guest is John Ouweleen, a former New Jersey State Police Trooper who says he stayed active because of his job, but his later athletic achievements went well beyond that. In 2006, at the age of 66, he ran his first marathon and won his age group. Ouweleen has since completed 34 marathons, including 12 Boston Marathons, where he achieved 1st place in 2014 and 2019 in his age group. And that’s just the marathons.

In addition, he holds 8 USATF Masters National age group titles in half marathons and 15K races and has won USATF Florida male Masters Athlete of the Year. In 2019 (just last…