Some of these guys will go on walking long after the laws of biochemistry and handicapping have gone by the boards. There was a guy last year that crawled for two miles at four miles an hour after both of his feet cramped up at the same time, you remember reading about that? Look at Olson, he's worn out but he keeps going. That goddam Barkovitch is running on high-octane hate and he just keeps going and he's as fresh as a daisy. I don't think I can do that. I'm not tired -not really tired- yet. But I will be." The scar stood out on the side of his haggard face as he looked ahead into the darkness "And I think.. when I get tired enough.. I think I'll just sit down . Stephen King
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Ernest Hemingway, the writer who wrote "The Old Man and the Sea" spoke about the "unrelenting physical and mental toughness" that he saw in his friend, Mervin K. "Bud" Barkovitch. Barkovitch died in 1999 at age 74, but he was still running at age 53 for a local club team. He was well-known for his iron will to compete against the best runners in the world at his age.

Hemingway also spoke about how much Barkovitch loved to run. He said, "Some of these guys will go on walking long after the laws of biochemistry and handicapping have gone by the boards." He then added that Barkovitch was "as fresh as a daisy."

Source: The Long Walk

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