Pittsburgh Marathon May 6, 1990
Boston Marathon April 20, 1992
Wright continues his daily runs, coaches throughout the track and field season and also organizes a yearly marathon, which began right after 9 / 11.
“ The year after that tragic event I wanted to organize a run honoring our soldiers fighting overseas,” explains Wright.“ I started the Red, White and Blue Marathon with my coaching partner at Baldwin,“ Bunny” Schmidt. It’ s a 5k, cross-country, high school invitational that takes place the weekend after Labor Day in Schenley Park. There are about 2,000 runners from more than 70 different high schools who
participate each year. It’ s a terrific event and a great way for the kids to get a good race under their belt before track and field season begins.”
In December 2017, Wright will have run 10,000 consecutive days.“ I’ ll probably do a little something to celebrate that milestone,” he says.“ And I figure, if I can make it to the 30-year mark, I’ ll be proud of that accomplishment, too. But if I don’ t make it that far, or my running streak comes to an end, because it will someday, I know for sure life will go on.” n
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