▁ 2 : 1 4 : 2 8 . 8 , ▁which ▁was ▁one ▁second ▁from ▁the ▁American ▁mar athon ▁record ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁ ▁At ▁its ▁peak , ▁Bur foot ' s ▁training ▁often ▁included ▁high ▁mile age ▁weeks ▁of ▁ ▁done ▁at ▁a ▁relatively ▁slow ▁pace . ▁Bur foot ▁was ▁a ▁veget arian ▁during ▁his ▁peak ▁training ▁years ▁although ▁this ▁l ifest yle ▁had ▁less ▁to ▁do ▁with ▁training ▁than ▁with ▁what ▁he ▁felt ▁was ▁an ▁eth ical ▁course ▁of ▁action . ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁he ▁had ▁run ▁the ▁Manchester ▁Road ▁Race ▁ 5 3 ▁times ▁in ▁a ▁row ▁best ing ▁the ▁stre ak ▁of ▁bare foot ▁runner , ▁Charlie ▁" Doc " ▁Rob b ins . ▁In ▁the ▁process , ▁he ▁won ▁Manchester ▁nine ▁times . ▁Bur foot ▁also ▁continues ▁to ▁run ▁the ▁Boston ▁Mar athon ▁at ▁five - year ▁intervals , ▁mark ing ▁his ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁win . ▁He ▁ran ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁Boston ▁Mar athon ▁but ▁was ▁stopped ▁three - quarters ▁of ▁a ▁mile ▁from ▁completion ▁after ▁a ▁terror ist ▁attack ▁near ▁the ▁finish ▁line . ▁He ▁has ▁run ▁Boston ▁each ▁year ▁since ▁returning ▁for ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁in ▁what ▁Bur foot ▁calls ▁" the ▁most ▁gl orious ▁mar athon ▁ever ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁great ▁people ▁of ▁Boston ." ▁ ▁Ach iev ements ▁All ▁results ▁regarding ▁mar athon , ▁unless ▁stated ▁otherwise ▁ ▁Journal ism ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 8 ,