Art strikes one from bucket list - NYC Marathon

Art Saffran

Rank Stranger veteran Art Saffran achieved a longtime goal today -  running the New York City Marathon.  Art toured the city in 3:58:41 (his time goal was sub-4 hours).

It was Art's 14th marathon.  A lifetime runner, he started marathoning 10 years ago and has been very busy, and fast, since then - he has qualified for Boston repeatedly and has run the race three (3) times.   An unofficial list:

• Boston (2012)
• Des Moines (Iowa) (2011)
• Rails to Trails (Wisconsin) (2010)
• Indianapolis (2009)
• Toronto (Ontario, Canada) (2008)
• Boston (2008)
• Grandmas (Minnesota) (2007)
• Hogeye (Arkansas) (2007)
• Twin Cities (Minnesota) (2006) 
• Boston (2006)
• Madison (2005)
• Dublin (Ireland) (2004)
• Alaska (2004)

Three other Rank Strangers have run NYC in recent years:  Dave Maze (2003), Ed Stojakovic (2004), Eric Engdahl (1999 and 2008).