Walt Stack (September 28, 1908 [1] – January 19, 1995) was a hod carrier by trade and an icon of the San Francisco, California running community. Stack ran approximately 62,000 miles …

Jan 21, 1995 · Walter Stack, the octogenarian who literally ran circles around runners decades younger than he and one of San Francisco's most endearing and enduring characters, died …

We have probably had about 10,000 runners pass “thru our doors”, and a spark for most of them was probably Walt Stack. Even at the age range of 70-80, he did more marathons and 50 …

Jun 22, 2021 · There was one runner, however, whose story would seem to be just as much a fable – except it’s all true and well documented. East coast runners may not be familiar with …

Before becoming the world's most famous senior-citizen distance runner, Walt Stack (who died in 1995 at age 87) first got into shape the old fashioned way: He worked as a hod carrier, ferrying …

Walt Stack accumulated approximately 62,000 miles of running over his lifetime, a total amassed through decades of daily training that began in his mid-50s and continued until shortly before …

Jan 22, 1995 · Walt Stack, who spent much of his long life shuffling bare-chested across the Golden Gate Bridge as part of an arduous commute that made him one of San Francisco’s …

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Walt Stack was an unofficial finisher of the hundred mile long Western States Endurance Run, completing the run in 38 hours and 47 minutes, but not making the cut-off time.

Walt Stack (September 28, 1908 [1] – January 19, 1995) was a hod carrier by trade and an icon of the San Francisco, California running community. Stack ran approximately 62,000 miles …