After running in more than 100 marathons, Ruggles is finally slowing down … but not too much

One day in the late 1980s, Boerne resident Don Ruggles started running and he hasn’t stopped since, although the 78-year-old admits he’s scaling back – but just a tad.

The Austin marathon he completed in February of this year was his last 26.2-mile race but Ruggles plans to continue competing in shorter races such as 15 K, half-marathons, 10K and 5K races.

Originally, Ruggles was living in Houston and had some health issues. He started running as a way to lose weight and lower his cholesterol.