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And even among the obsessive, Mr. Aydelotte seems to be an outlier.

Now 53, Mr. Aydelotte said he had suffered from an uncontrollable urge to drink since he was about 10, and he approached running with equal intensity throughout his 20s and 30s.

After running with the pack for the first 10 miles, Mr. Aydelotte hopped into his Jeep to manage the rest of the race.

Mr. Aydelotte loves history, and his idea grew out of a Poe binge.

Most of the long runs Mr. Aydelotte did in the past were intensely personal and akin to religious experiences, but he decided to open up the “Warriors” run to anyone.