{"id":717311,"date":"2026-10-09T11:46:03","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T11:46:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microscopemedia.com\/?p=717311"},"modified":"2026-10-09T11:46:03","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T11:46:03","slug":"la-80-de-ani-vrea-sa-devina-primul-om-care-alearga-un-maraton-in-opt-decenii-diferite-ale-vietii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microscopemedia.com\/?p=717311","title":{"rendered":"La 80 de ani, vrea s\u0103 devin\u0103 primul om care alearg\u0103 un maraton \u00een opt decenii diferite ale vie\u021bii"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Americanul tocmai a \u00eemplinit 80 de ani \u0219i urma s\u0103 \u00eencerce performan\u021ba \u00een acest weekend, \u00eens\u0103 un accident nea\u0219teptat i-a dat planurile peste cap.<\/p>\n

Burfoot s-a accidentat la glezn\u0103 \u00een timpul unei \u0219edin\u021be foto \u0219i nu va mai putea lua startul la maratonul din Connecticut, relateaz\u0103 publica\u021bia spaniol\u0103 Marca<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Primul maraton l-a alergat la 18 ani<\/h2>\n

N\u0103scut \u00een august 1946, Amby Burfoot a \u00eenceput s\u0103 alerge maratoane de foarte t\u00e2n\u0103r. Avea numai 18 ani c\u00e2nd a parcurs pentru prima dat\u0103 distan\u021ba clasic\u0103 de 42,195 kilometri.<\/p>\n

\u00cen 1966, la v\u00e2rsta de 20 de ani, americanul a c\u00e2\u0219tigat Maratonul de la Philadelphia, pe care l-a \u00eencheiat \u00een 2 ore, 24 de minute \u0219i 43 de secunde.<\/p>\n

Cea mai important\u0103 victorie a carierei sale a venit doi ani mai t\u00e2rziu. \u00cen 1968, Burfoot s-a impus la prestigiosul Maraton de la Boston, cu timpul de 2:22:17.<\/p>\n

Tot \u00een acel an ar fi putut lupta pentru calificarea la Jocurile Olimpice de la Ciudad de M\u00e9xico, \u00eens\u0103 o accidentare suferit\u0103 \u00eenaintea selec\u021biei americane l-a \u00eempiedicat s\u0103 participe.<\/p>\n

\u00cen decembrie 1968, Burfoot a terminat pe locul cinci Maratonul de la Fukuoka, \u00een Japonia. Timpul s\u0103u, 2:14:28, a fost la numai o secund\u0103 de recordul american al perioadei.<\/p>\n

A ales jurnalismul, dar nu a renun\u021bat niciodat\u0103 la alergare<\/h2>\n

Burfoot nu a continuat ulterior o carier\u0103 profesionist\u0103 \u00een atletism. Dup\u0103 perioada \u00een care a concurat pentru Wesleyan University, americanul s-a orientat spre jurnalism.<\/p>\n

Sportul a r\u0103mas \u00eens\u0103 o component\u0103 important\u0103 a carierei sale profesionale: timp de mul\u021bi ani, Burfoot a fost redactor-\u0219ef al cunoscutei publica\u021bii Runner\u2019s World.<\/p>\n

\u00cen paralel, a continuat s\u0103 participe constant la maratoane.<\/p>\n

Chiar \u0219i acum, la 80 de ani, fostul campion alearg\u0103 aproximativ zece kilometri de patru sau cinci ori pe s\u0103pt\u0103m\u00e2n\u0103.<\/p>\n

O accidentare banal\u0103 i-a am\u00e2nat performan\u021ba<\/h2>\n

Burfoot urma s\u0103 participe s\u00e2mb\u0103t\u0103 la maratonul din Connecticut, la aproximativ dou\u0103 luni dup\u0103 \u00eemplinirea v\u00e2rstei de 80 de ani. Astfel, ar fi putut deveni primul b\u0103rbat despre care exist\u0103 informa\u021bii c\u0103 a alergat cel pu\u021bin un maraton \u00een opt decenii diferite ale vie\u021bii.<\/p>\n

Planul a fost am\u00e2nat dup\u0103 un incident petrecut \u00een timpul unei \u0219edin\u021be foto de promovare a cursei. \u00cen timp ce alerga pe plaj\u0103, Burfoot \u0219i-a sucit glezna \u0219i nu mai poate lua startul.<\/p>\n

Accidentarea pare \u00eens\u0103 s\u0103 am\u00e2ne, nu s\u0103 \u00eencheie tentativa sa. Americanul continu\u0103 s\u0103 participe inclusiv la Maratonul de la Boston. \u00cen aprilie 2026, la 79 de ani, a terminat celebra curs\u0103 \u00een 5 ore, 17 minute \u0219i 16 secunde.<\/p>\n

Pentru Burfoot, urm\u0103torul maraton terminat dup\u0103 \u00eemplinirea v\u00e2rstei de 80 de ani ar putea transforma o carier\u0103 \u00eenceput\u0103 \u00een adolescen\u021b\u0103 \u00eentr-o performan\u021b\u0103 care se \u00eentinde pe opt decenii ale vie\u021bii.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Americanul tocmai a \u00eemplinit 80 de ani \u0219i urma s\u0103 \u00eencerce performan\u021ba \u00een acest weekend, \u00eens\u0103 un accident nea\u0219teptat i-a dat planurile peste cap. Burfoot s-a accidentat la glezn\u0103 \u00een … Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":717312,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"Default","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/microscopemedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/717311"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/microscopemedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/microscopemedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microscopemedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microscopemedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=717311"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/microscopemedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/717311\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microscopemedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/717312"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/microscopemedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=717311"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microscopemedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=717311"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microscopemedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=717311"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}