Howard Avery suffered a stroke while training last fall. After a brief hospitalization, he was back at it. The only concession was that he dropped from the 50-miler to the 55K at Antelope Canyon race in mid-March.

He finished the race and is eyeing a flattish, warm-weather 50 or 100-miler in the not-so-distant future.

Avery, who hails from Memphis, will turn 74 in a few days.