Keeping up with Gary Johnson

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Gary Johnson has said that he’s the fittest person running for president. And he may be right.

Johnson, 58, ran seven miles in 59 minutes and 54 seconds Saturday during the annual Bix 7 race in Davenport, Iowa. That time earned him 2,008th place out of 18,000 runners.

The 2012 candidate tries fit in workouts on the campaign trail, but this year he wasn’t able to run in the race’s “elite” category, which requires men to do a 10,000 meter race in under 33 minutes.

“Although he would have been in the ‘elite’ category at one point he is past his prime running days,” e-mailed his spokeswoman Liz Renda. “Frost bitten toes from Everest, broken backs from winter running, and paragliding (broken everything) have turned his endurance sports more toward skiing and cycling, but he gets out to run as much as possible to stay in shape while on the road.”

Johnson ranked 60th out of the 344 male contestants between the ages of 55 and 59.

— Kendra Marr