As humans, we're designed to run about 20-22 miles and then you hit the wall. Taking walk breaks pushes that wall back so the marathon can be a pleasurable experience,

Yeah, sometimes those young guys hit a wall, ... but he's gotten better, both him and Jeremy.

We hit a wall,

That was how it was designed. It wasn't a last resort. It was designed to be a run.

Checker players used to be upstairs (in the courthouse) especially in the winter, ... Ben Blackman used to walk five miles (from the Blackman community), play checkers and go back. I can't imagine that. He was at least 60 years old.

Judging a child taking his first steps for not being able to run a marathon is shortsighted.