Khartoon Brown of Mount Hermon (center) runs with Filomena Milburn of Felton (from right), Susan Cronk of Aptos and Paula Spiegal of Ben Lomond at the start of a 16-mile run Friday, Feb. 19, in Nisene Marks State Park in Aptos. Brown, 73, is in training for her 25th consecutive Big Sur Marathon, making her a “grizzled vet.” Photo by Peter Burke/Press-Banner