Rich Busa
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Richard Busa is a amateur runner from Marlborough, Massachusetts
who has run in over 70 Marathon
s and 61 Ultra Marathons. He ran the Vermont 100, which is 100 miles nonstop, at age 72, becoming the oldest person to complete the race.http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071027/NEWS01/310270090/0/NEWS03
Busa was 53 years of age when he ran his first Marathon. Busa also dropped out of his first race in 1948. Not only is Rich Busa a great runner
but he also pitched for a Minor League Baseball
team in Texas
in 1950. Busa then went to serve in the U.S. Army for three years during the Korean War
. It's also been known that Busa has raced in over 60 snowshoe races. He is known as a local celebrity around where he lives. There is a race named after Rich Busa called the Busa Bushwhack which is in Massachusetts
at Callahan State Park
. The fourth annual race was on Sunday November 4, 2007. The winner of the 2007 Busa Bushwhack race was Greg Hammett completing the race at a timing of 00:54:27. The fifth annual Busa Bushwhack race is currently scheduled for November 2, 2008.
Marlborough, Massachusetts
Marlborough is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 38,499 at the 2010 census. Marlborough became a prosperous industrial town in the 19th century and made the transition to high technology industry in the late 20th century after the construction of the...
who has run in over 70 Marathon
Marathon
The marathon is a long-distance running event with an official distance of 42.195 kilometres , that is usually run as a road race...
s and 61 Ultra Marathons. He ran the Vermont 100, which is 100 miles nonstop, at age 72, becoming the oldest person to complete the race.http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071027/NEWS01/310270090/0/NEWS03
Busa was 53 years of age when he ran his first Marathon. Busa also dropped out of his first race in 1948. Not only is Rich Busa a great runner
Runner
A runner is a person who runs.Runner may also refer to:- Arts and music :* Runner, a film by the British artist Ravi Deepres* Runner , a short-lived British rock band, formed in 1978* Runner , a Marvel Comics character...
but he also pitched for a Minor League Baseball
Minor league baseball
Minor league baseball is a hierarchy of professional baseball leagues in the Americas that compete at levels below Major League Baseball and provide opportunities for player development. All of the minor leagues are operated as independent businesses...
team in Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
in 1950. Busa then went to serve in the U.S. Army for three years during the Korean War
Korean War
The Korean War was a conventional war between South Korea, supported by the United Nations, and North Korea, supported by the People's Republic of China , with military material aid from the Soviet Union...
. It's also been known that Busa has raced in over 60 snowshoe races. He is known as a local celebrity around where he lives. There is a race named after Rich Busa called the Busa Bushwhack which is in Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
at Callahan State Park
Callahan State Park
Callahan State Park is a Massachusetts state park partly located in Framingham and Marlborough, Massachusetts. The park is managed by the Department of Conservation and Recreation .The park was named in honor of Raymond J. Callahan in 1971 by an ....
. The fourth annual race was on Sunday November 4, 2007. The winner of the 2007 Busa Bushwhack race was Greg Hammett completing the race at a timing of 00:54:27. The fifth annual Busa Bushwhack race is currently scheduled for November 2, 2008.