A 77-year-old Bay Area nurse ran her 37th consecutive Boston Marathon, as she reset the record for longest streak for women in the storied race. 'I'm just going to keep it going as long as my body allows me to,' Patty Hung said.
about that first run, which occurred when she was living in Oakland at the time.
"I got divorced. My life was pretty much in disarray. I wanted a purpose in my life, so I could help my own psyche of being a mom with three young children, no husband," she told Turner. "I wanted something that would challenge me to be strong in my mind and have a purpose. And I decided I’m going to run the Boston Marathon."
"People who were my family were all now running with me in Boston, and then it just kept escalating to be a big family thing," Hung shared. All of those characteristics that have made Hung a standout and remarkable runner-- longevity, commitment, endurance and strength, have been demonstrated in other parts of her life, including her work., where she has worked since 2012, praised her for her accomplishments.
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