World War II veteran, 95, is running across the United States — for a 2nd time

Ernie Andrus.
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When running around his neighborhood just didn't cut it anymore, 95-year-old Ernie Andrus decided to sprint across the country.

"I was running three days a week, but it's the same old thing," the World War II veteran told CBS News. "And I just got a little bored." On March 16, Andrus set off from Saint Simons Island, Georgia, for San Diego, California, a journey that he expects to finish after he turns 100.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.