Checking in on the 90-year-old vet who is running across America

http://news.yahoo.com/90-year-old-runs--and-hitchhikes-when-he-s-tired--across-the-country-135545407.html

If slow and steady really does win the race, count Ernie Andrus as the world champion.

The 90-year-old World War II veteran started running/jogging/ambling across the country last October from San Diego. In June, when CBS News profiled him, he was in Payson, Ariz. And now, more than 10 months after he started, he has crossed into New Mexico, according to his Facebook page, which keeps his fans updated on his whereabouts.

Andrus, who runs three days a week, isn't sprinting straight across the country, per se. Each running day, he sets off, covers as much ground as his 90-year-old legs will carry him, and then catches a ride back to his RV. He drives to the spot he stopped running and chills out until he's ready to set off again.

While Andrus is in fantastic shape, he isn't shy about asking for help when he needs it. He told KPHO that hitchhiking back to his RV at the end of each run is no problem. "I know I can stick out my thumb and the first person to come by will give me a ride. They won’t pass up this old man out there, you know."

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