For training, he pushes two kids at a time in a running stroller, and even does his speedwork while pushing his kids, sometimes running more than 20 miles with them.
Once he graduated in 2005, he kept running marathons. Gillette has run so many races at this point that he has lost count, but he said the number is in the ballpark of 180 marathons in around 30 states.
“I purposely don’t keep track of the amount of marathons I run because I don’t want to feel like I’m wearing out,” he said. Gillette has raced in Hawaii seven times, and has completed several marathons in the Bahamas. He said he prefers marathon courses by oceans or beaches, rather than mountains, since he doesn’t have any nearby hills to train on.
All of those races have paid off over the years: Gillette now supports himself by running full-time, thanks to prize money from races and sponsors such as Ford Motor Company, which recently had a commemorative bobblehead made for his 100th win.Gillette chooses what race he’s going to do based on the schedules of his wife and kids. If he knows he can get away a certain weekend, he will find a race he can sign up for. The most marathons he’s done in a year is 25.
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