It's very special. When we first started we never knew we would be running marathons, never mind 25 of them.

When we first started running, I was getting calls and letters from people with disabilities that were very upset with me and they said I was just out there looking for glory and dragging my disabled son to all these races. They didn't know that it was him dragging his old man to these races.

I'm running to serve the citizens of the communities from Bluff City to Kingsport and the areas in between. I have a broad vision of people coming together and working together. When this occurs, the greater sum comes about.

In my own mind I think it would be appropriate for me to resign from the BMA. I expect that to be happening very shortly, in the next two to four weeks.

This is my favorite part of the day, talking to people (before the start). It loosens us up a bit.

The buildings were shaking, I think, when we came down that street. The crowds just picked us up and carried us.