11-Year-Old Runs Jaw-Dropping Half Marathon in 1:20:14 and Leaves His Dad in the Dust
INDIANAPOLIS — It was supposed to be a family run. It ended up being a generational plot twist.
At the IU Health 500 Festival Mini-Marathon in Indianapolis, 11-year-old Ben Dick didn’t just finish the 13.1-mile race. He obliterated expectations, clocking an astonishing 1:20:14 finish time and, in the process, casually dropping his father somewhere out on the course like it was a mid-race training drill.
For the first seven miles, father and son stuck together like a perfectly paced duo. Then, somewhere along the course, the partnership quietly ended. Ben hit another gear. His dad did not…