COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho — At 85, John Giesen isn’t as fast as he was in his younger days, when he ran marathons and triathlons.
And it had been more than 30 years since he last raced.
But on Saturday, he returned to competition in the Spring Dash 5k.
“A lot of people were passing me. That didn’t used to happen,” he said, smiling.
The longtime Hayden resident, wearing a shirt that read, “Coeur d’Alene Marathon canceled due to volcanic ash from Mount St. Helens,” finished in 45 minutes and 24 seconds.
He was pleased that he never stopped running.
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