Bill Burleigh, dead at 89: Big Sur Marathon founder has finished his race, but his legacy lives on
By age 40, Burleigh, who had served as city attorney for seven years and would go on to serve 22 years on the bench in Monterey County, considered himself “overworked, overweight, and overdue for a heart attack.” He accepted advice to trade wingtips for running shoes and got moving.
Source: montereyherald.com