BOHAMED

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and surprisingly he said he had not. Hard to believe as after West Memphis, Gary completed his goal in the the very appropriate state of Alabama where the mayor of Florence gave him the key to the city.

Not to be outdone, when we asked him what his favorite state to run in was Bohamed said very sincerely “Oh, definitely West Memphis. I had never had the police of a city insist on an escort and it was nice to be able to run without dodging traffic or be alert for other dangers. The people of Arkansas were so pleasant and hospitable. It was a real treat.”

Not all cities have been as pleasant though. Gary got lost once in the confusing city streets of another famous runner, Rocky Balboa, when he ran in Philadelphia and another time in West Virginia when tiring from nearly completing his run a “humongous dog” began chasing after him. “Nothing bad happened though. We worked it out” he said.

Gary started his goal nearly 30 years ago, his first state being California and his 50th being Alabama and now that it is completed we asked if he had any more goals on his bucket list or what he would do next. Channeling the famous ’90s film character once more who once said “I just felt like runnin,’” Gary says that is exactly what he intends to do, “Keep running.”