On Saturday October 2nd, David James a 32 year-old ultra marathoner from Somers, won the Freedom's Run marathon, a 26 mile race through four National Parks based in Shepherdstown, WV. James’ time was 2 hours, 44 minutes, 43 seconds. According to a local newspaper, the Journal News:
Men's marathon champion David James of Somers, N.Y., dropped down from his favored distances of 100 miles to go 26. James, a first-year doctoral student who is among the nation's top 100-milers, used the marathon as a training run as well. He's preparing for the JFK 50-mile run set for Nov. 20, which uses part of the same trails as Freedom's Run.
The victory was on the 10th anniversary of his first marathon.
Sunday’s Journal News article is here.
In December 2008, the Stamford Times ran a profile of David James, with the headline "The sport of ultra running has changed local man's life". That article is here.
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