Buster Martin, at age 101 and father of 17 is poised and ready to run his first marathon! Are you kidding me?

Now this inspires me! Not to run another marathon, but to know it’s cool to drink and smoke and then train and STILL live to be 101 years old. This guy must be a genetic freak! I would love to train with him and kick back a few cold ones at the end of it and listen to his life stories.

More, from ABC News,

 Martin says that in the last weekend, he’s completed a 13-mile half marathon that took him a little more than five hours. It would have been faster, he says, but he says he stopped for a beer and a cigarette. 

I am in awe of Buster!

Hat Tip to rosstraining.com

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