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Jack Kirk, who ran the Dipsea 67 times over his storied running career, died on Monday at the age of 100. Jack ran his 67th Dipsea in 2002 at age 96, exclaiming "you don't stop running because you get old, you get old because you stop running". He has won the event a few times, at age 44 and 60.

Few people capture the spirit of running like Jack Kirk. So many lessons to be learned from his example - keep running, have fun, and perhaps you too can run the Dipsea when you're in your mid-90's. You can read more about his life at the San Francisco Chronicle (here) and the Marin Independent Journal (here), or even order the DVD about his life.

Jack used to say "old runners don't die, they just reach the 676th step" (referring to the 675 steps of the Dipsea). Congratulations, Jack, you found the 676th after thousands of runs.

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