Wrangell Sentinel -

Wrangell resident Dale McMurren will travel over 3,700 miles to Boston next month to run 26.2 miles in the world’s oldest annual marathon.

This will be the 52-year-old’s sixth marathon in four years. McMurren ran his first in 2008, and has traveled to Phoenix, Juneau, Anchorage, Birmingham and Honolulu to participate in marathons.

McMurren said he enjoys running the lengthy races, and finds the first 18 miles of a marathon “easy.”

“That’s when the race begins. It’s mental after that,” he said.

McMurren started running years ago to get into shape. He said it wasn’t until...