For Clifford, his morning routine was always researching weather and course conditions and meticulously laying out his running gear. All it took was a single bet that made Clifford fall in love with marathons. A colleague challenged Mace that he was not fit enough to complete a 5k marathon. He accepted the challenge and completed the challenge too. What motivated him to run marathons for awareness was the tragic death of his nephew, JD Miller, who lost his life to cancer at the age of 21. His life devoted to the sport ended tragically after crossing the finish line at the age of 71.

In his 30 years as a marathon runner, he had run 65 races, completing most of them. After his demise, Clifford Mace’s daughter, Jonna Mace, shared that running became a part of his life, and for his family, it

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