Roughly five minutes after the Long Beach Commemorative 18 Mile Run field took off from the starting line in Holgate on Oct. 9, Bill Fitzpatrick pulled the trigger to start the undercard race to this year’s main event, then circled around to the back of that pack and walked alongside Karen Drucker and Ed Gerena for about 7½ miles.
Unlike the days when he used to run the length of the Island, starting with the first 18 Mile Run in 1973 – Fitzpatrick was one of 78 runners that first time – the man…
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