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Earlier this month, Dr. Tom Kimball , a long-time cardiologist in the Heart Institute, completed a personal quest to run a marathon in all 50 states. He completed his 50th state marathon in Missoula, Montana on Sunday, July 15th, 2018. Only 1,407 other “crazy runners” (in his words!) have completed such a quest. His son and best friend ran it with him, and most of his family was there, in Montana, cheering him on. He began running marathons nearly 40 years ago, his first in San Francisco, CA in 1979. The races were a lot different at that time. There weren’t water stations along the route, so his parents supported him by leapfrogging him in their car so they could hand him water and snacks every few miles. After that first race, Dr. Kimball said he’d never run another – the pain was just too much. But he clearly changed his mind along the way. While Montana was his 50th state, it was his 70th total marathon! He’s run Cincinnati’s Flying Pig sixteen times, Boston three times, Colu...