NEW PHILADELPHIA Verrelle Wyatt passed through a lot in the year before he became the first man to cross the finish line at the 14th annual Cleveland Clinic Union Hospital Run for Home half marathon on Sunday.
In the past year, he caught COVID-19, had hernia surgery and became the father to a girl who is now 9 months old.
Since life settled down, Wyatt has been able to run two or three times a week. I m just grateful to finally try to get some peace into my life, a little bit better, and get back to running, he said.
The 34-year-old former collegiate runner from Akron last raced about two years ago.