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Medur is our go-to person for many of the essential tasks involved in putting on our races: race setup, our lap counting system and our website. An enthusiastic runner himself, he has participated in many editions of the Sri Chinmoy Oneness-Home Peace Run in Canada and the US.Connecticut Man Youngest to Summit 7
On May 24, Britton Keeshan succeeded on Mount Everest from the south to complete his quest to be the youngest person to climb the Seven Summits. Britton, a Middlebury College student from Cos Cob, Conn., was 22 years, 5 months and 23 days old when he reached the top — about six months younger than a Japanese climber who was previously the youngest to collect the Seven Summits. Britton is the grandson of the late"Capt. Bob" Keeshan, the originator of the"Captain Kangaroo" TV series.
Britton faced some competition for the age record from Dan Lochner, a University of Richmond student from New Canaan, Conn. Lochner summited Everest from the north on May 19. He now has six of the Seven Summits, and he's five months younger than Britton. But to break the record he has to climb Vinson in Antarctica by early November — an unlikely prospect.
Britton faced some competition for the age record from Dan Lochner, a University of Richmond student from New Canaan, Conn. Lochner summited Everest from the north on May 19. He now has six of the Seven Summits, and he's five months younger than Britton. But to break the record he has to climb Vinson in Antarctica by early November — an unlikely prospect.
